In advance of the final New York City Council Parks Committee executive budget hearing, elected officials and members of the Play Fair Coalition held a virtual rally on May 20 calling on the city to reinvest $80 million in the fiscal year 2022 parks budget.
Councilman Peter Koo, chair of the council’s Committee on Parks and Recreation, was joined by New Yorkers for Parks, the New York League of Conservation Voters and District Council 37. The Play Fair Coalition, which includes more than 300 parks, community gardens, environment, recreation, youth development and social justice organizations from across the five boroughs, urged the city to implement its fiscal year 2022 budget platform next month.
