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Senator James Sanders, Jr. Reparations Bill signed into law

Information from NYC Parks

US Army Corps Coastal Protection Work

1. We are in the homestretch on groin construction. 17 of 19 are complete, and the last two are underway. The groin at Beach 44 is expected to be done in a month or so, and the final groin, at Beach 52, is on track to be done by spring!

2. Dune construction is underway in the middle of the beach. This fall, work has progressed from Beach 82 to Beach 106. The dune structure and grading should be done an all access points reopened between Beach 82-Beach 92 around New Year’s, and access through the 90s by mid-January. Excavation began pushing eastward from Beach 67 this week; dune construction will progress eastward toward the Beach 50s through the winter, until mid-March.

3. Dune planting is expected to begin in early January, moving westward from Beach 126 toward Beach 149. In order to optimize plant viability, the work will happen in several phases, with shrubs and perennials planted now, dune grass planted in the late winter/early spring, and wood picket dune fence and wood posts installed in the spring as the planting is complete.

4. Permanent crossover ramps will be installed over the dune in Far Rockaway prior to beach season. Excavation and pile placement will begin in January.

Parks Capital Projects

1. The Beach 98-101 Playground is complete, and utility connections installed.

2. Beach 108 Ferry Landing work is substantially complete; the last outstanding item is NYC EDC reinstalling the digital kiosk at the foot of the gangway.

3. Nameoke Playground is complete and open! This is an all-new playground in Downtown Far Rockaway. Construction of a restroom building is planned to be bid out in 2024.

4. Work began this fall on Bay Breeze Park, the permanent kayak launch on Beach Channel Drive near Beach 88 Street. We are setting up temporary kayak and SUP access at Vernam Barbadoes for the 2024 season.

5. ADA ramps at Beach 24 and Beach 25 will be open by Spring.

6. Bayswater Park landscape, maintenance building, and restrooms are all in procurement and will be awarded to contractors in the new year.

7. Bayside Playground Restroom is nearly complete and will be open early in 2024.

8. Work continues on filling in the gaps on Shore Front Parkway with new sidewalks, seating, and plantings. Work under this contract is complete between Beach 73-77, is nearly complete between Beach 84-87, and is starting now at Beach 98 and 101.

9. Ballfield reconstruction at Broad Channel American Fields is out to bid now.

Updates from Elected Officials