#parks-department

#parks-department

Residents of East Flatbush have expressed frustration over delayed responses from the city concerning the hazardous large tree that has been dropping heavy branches since 2023.

We do everything we can to stretch our resources - grants, partnerships, volunteers and contractors all help us maintain parks. We're also always looking for ways to be more efficient, but the bottom line is that we just don't have enough staff to meet the need. With a $550 million maintenance backlog, it's clear that sustainable funding for park staffing is critical to keeping our parks safe, clean and accessible.

We're being singled out for honoring trans legacy, our no tolerance to hateful rhetoric, standing against genocide, and refusing to back down in the face of complaints from a politically connected, bigoted neighbor.

Garcia praised White for handing over a well-run and successful organization that continues to benefit from the systems and staff White had assembled since 2015.

Nate Grove, the city's shipwreck hunter, reported finding 78 abandoned pleasure boats over the past year, primarily belonging to owners who could no longer afford them.