City Council District Profiles
Pelham Bay, Country Club, City Island, BRONX Pelham Parkway, Allerton, Pelham Gardens CITY Bronxdale, VanNest, Morris Park, Westchester COUNCIL 2009 DISTRICT 13 Square, Schuylerville, Throgs Neck, Edgewater Park Parks are an essential city service. They are the barometers of our city. From Flatbush to Flushing and Morrisania to Midtown, parks are the front and backyards of all New Yorkers. Well-maintained and designed parks offer recreation and solace, improve property values, reduce crime, and contribute to healthy communities. SHOWCASE : Orchard Beach The Report Card on Beaches is modeled after New Yorkers for Parks’ award-winning Report Card on Parks. Through the results of independent inspections, it tells New Yorkers how well the City’s seven beaches are maintained in four key service areas: shore- lines, pathways, bathrooms, and drinking fountains. The Report Card on Beaches is an effort to highlight these important facili- ties and ensure that New York City’s 14 miles of beaches are open, clean, and safe. Orchard Ambrosini Field, City Island Beach is one of the seven public The Bloomberg Administration’s physical barriers or crime. As a result, beaches owned and operated by the City’s Parks Department. PlaNYC is the first-ever effort to studies show significant increases in In 2007, this beach was rated sustainably address the many infra- nearby real estate values. Greenways “challenged”. Its shoreline and structure needs of New York City, are expanding waterfront access drinking fountains performed including parks. With targets set for while creating safer routes for cyclists poorly. Visit www.ny4p.org for stormwater management, air quality and pedestrians, and the new initia- more information on the Report and more, the City is working to tive to reclaim streets for public use Card on Beaches.
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