Community Board 11 backs Bronx Park skate‑park renovation, sends letter of support

Community Board 11's Parks Committee voted unanimously Feb. 13 to send a letter of support for a proposed renovation of the Bronx Park skate park, a project presented by New York City Parks and the Skatepark Project and budgeted at $2,700,000.

The project — one of several selected under Mayor Adams' public‑space initiative — would replace the existing prefabricated skate park with a redesigned concrete facility intended to serve a broad range of users and ages. Marina, a New York City Parks Department presenter, told the committee the project team proposes the new park "to create a very broad, skill level and ability" range, and that the $2.7 million budget comes from City Council and maintenance funds.

The Skatepark Project's designer, Steve Rodriguez, outlined the plan's key design elements and community input. He said the new layout emphasizes a mix of "street" and "transition" features — a 60/40 split developed from community feedback — and includes widened areas for beginners, improved sight lines, a new pedestrian path connecting to the Bronx River East…