A coalition of elected officials and community organizations has launched a petition calling on City Hall, the Parks Department and the Department of Transportation to fully restore Queensbridge Baby Park, an extensive play space for children that opened alongside Queensbridge Houses in 1939.
The online petition, launched by Council Member Julie Won in collaboration with State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, New Yorkers for Parks, the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, the Long Island City Partnership and a number of other neighborhood organizations, also calls on the city to convert 15 city-owned sites under and around the Queensboro Bridge into high-quality open spaces.
