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NYC Parks seeks approval to identify 23 sites in CD5 to close walk‑to‑park gap
Summary
The Parks Department and DCAS submitted a ULURP site‑selection application for 23 candidate properties (7 primary, 16 secondary) in Brooklyn Community District 5; Parks says the list is a readiness tool so the city can move quickly if a willing seller appears, and the authority would sunset after 10 years.
Colleen Alderson, chief of Parklands and Real Estate at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, told the Brooklyn Borough President’s ULURP hearing that Parks and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services co‑filed a site‑selection and acquisition application to address a “walk to a park” gap in Community District 5. “We view parks as critical infrastructure,” Alderson said, adding parks provide environmental, mental and physical benefits and act as “sponges” in the face of climate change.
Parks described a citywide strategy that uses a public mapping tool and neighborhood‑scale criteria to prioritize…
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