Welcome to the Digital Visioning Meeting For

Queensbridge ‘Baby’ Park

The meeting will start shortly
You are muted to reduce background noise. Everyone will be able to share ideas
in small group discussion after the presentation.

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DIGITAL COMMUNITY VISIONING MEETING
January 28, 2020

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TONIGHT’S AGENDA

1. Presentation
2. Small Group Discussion

3. Sharing Visions and Ideas

You Are
Here!

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Community Input Meeting Ground Rules

1. Virtual meetings are new for Parks. Please have patience!

2. All parties will be muted during the presentation to cut back on noise.

3. Chat function--please type all questions into the chat box on the side
of the screen.

4. Tonight is the beginning of this process. Over the next few weeks
you can visit nyc.gov/parks/input with more ideas.

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Project Process

North End

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 WE ARE HERE

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Neighborhood Context

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 11%
Over 19,000 over 65 48.2%
male
people call LIC, 51.8%
Queensbridge & female
Ravenswood
home
34.5%
Hispanic/latino
25% African
21% American
under 18 21% Asian
years 15.5 white
4% other

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 The Park is
adjacent to
Queensbridge
Houses The larger
neighborhood
Which is is experiencing
home to a lot of growth
nearly
7,000 Population
residents grew by
nearly 15%
since 2006
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Queensbridge Houses

Queensbridge Park Vernon Blvd.

Queensbridge ‘Baby’ Park

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Park History

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Credit: NYC Parks photo archives
Baby Park used to have amenities like
swings, basketball courts, and lots of
seating …

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Credit: NYC Parks photo archives
As well as the greenway and handball
courts, which remain today

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Existing Conditions

2017 - Today

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Existing Conditions

2016 - Today

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Existing Conditions

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Existing Conditions

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 Ongoing Projects 41st ST. Road
Legend
Project Limit

ADA Park Entrance

Portal In Fence

Queensbridge Parks Lightpole

Greenway

Planting
Bed Planting
Bed

Basketball Courts

Handball
Courts

GreenThumb Handball Wall Handball Wall

Compound NYCHA

M.T.A.
Property

0’ 10’ 20’

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What’s your vision for Baby Park?

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Fitness Equipment

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Swings
Play Equipment

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Water Play

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Multipurpose Play Area

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Painted Games

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Welcoming Entrances

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Seating Areas

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Walking and Biking Paths

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What’s your vision for Baby Park?

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Next Steps
• NYC Parks will continue to take feedback online at nyc.gov/parks/input

• NYC Parks will review all feedback received tonight and online, and update
the community later this year More to Say?
VISIT:
Stay Involved! nyc.gov/parks/input
Partnerships for Parks

• Questions? Contact Sara Baral by email at Sara.Baral@parks.nyc.gov

• Ask about capacity-building seed grants, staff, technical support,

leadership development, and programs, OR for more info visit:
partnershipsforparks.org/partnerships-for-parks

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