Brooklyn-Queens Greenway

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Title

Description

1991 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal

The Brooklyn-Queens Greenway converted 40 miles of underused land into a linear park connecting neighborhoods and treasured New York City institutions. Stretching from Coney Island to Little Neck Bay, the 5,000-acre greenway and bicycle and pedestrian path links 13 parks and locations of historical, cultural and environmental significance including museums, lakes, botanical gardens, and the sites of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs.

The project was initiated in the mid-1980s by the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition and community members who began brainstorming about how to link some of the best environmental, educational, historical, and recreational resources in Brooklyn and Queens. Open year-round, the multi-purpose greenway is used by the four million residents of Brooklyn and Queens for a variety of activities. It has increased the quality of open, green spaces in the city and provides much needed recreational space to underserved communities.

Coverage

New York, NY

Date

1988

Subject

greenways

parks

recreation areas

environmental planning

public spaces

Contributor

New York City Department of Transportation

Contributor: en Public Agency

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Contributor: en Public Agency

Neighborhood Open Space Coalition

Contributor: en Developer

Trowbridge Associates

Contributor: en Landscape Architect

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Contributor: en Community Group

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Redevelopment Corporation

Contributor: en Community Group

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