Council Member Chi Ossé, New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) and local park advocates rallied Monday at Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding for the city’s Parks Department and 800 parks-related jobs.
Park advocates say underfunding and understaffing have led to unsafe parks and playgrounds, dirtier bathrooms, un-mowed lawns, and untrimmed trees — significantly affecting quality of life for New Yorkers.
