New York’s parks, playgrounds, and open spaces have experienced record usage in recent years and become even more vital to the health of New Yorkers—and more
critical to the city’s economic future. But for years, if not decades, New York City has struggled to provide sufficient funding to pay for the growing maintenance and infrastructure needs of the city’s parks and invest in new green spaces in the places they’re needed the most.
The need for new resources is clear. Today, New York City’s 30,000 acres of parks and natural areas face hundreds of millions of dollars in unmet maintenance and infrastructure needs. Despite the best efforts of NYC Parks’ overstretched staff, too many parks and playgrounds experience flooding after ordinary rainfalls; bathrooms, field houses, and trails fall into disrepair; trees go years without inspection and pruning; and invasive species outcompete native plants.
A modest expansion of restaurants, cafes, and other concessions in parks—like year-round spas in existing pool houses—could generate new funding for parks while enhancing the experience of parkgoers. Right now, there are surprisingly few restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops, and other concessions in parks across the five boroughs.
Similarly, the city should enable more New Yorkers to directly support their green spaces. For example, a membership program with corporate tiers, ticketed special events, and well-designed merchandise could tap New Yorkers’ pride—and generosity—to benefit parks.
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