NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced a $26 million investment in Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in Harlem.
The investment at the city's "most visited" park includes the renovation of the 30-year-old locker room facilities, upgrades to the outdoor track and field and the performing arts center.
"The Harlem community deserve access to green space, top notch sports facilities, and recreational opportunities and today we are delivering just that in the City's most-visited State Park, Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park," Hochul said in a statement. "Through this $26 million investment, we will improve and modernize one of the state park system's most unique places and begin much-needed work to restore the park as a center for sports, recreation and environmental education."
The governor's office said that due to age and heavy usage from the millions of visitors each year, the park is in need of a comprehensive renovation.
Capital improvements projects to the park will include:
• Renovating the 30-year-old locker room facilities in both the athletics and aquatics centers. The $19 million project will begin with the renovation of the athletics locker room starting in January 2023, with completion in spring 2023; the aquatics locker room renovation will start in spring 2023 and be complete spring 2024.
• Resurfacing the outdoor track and replacing the turf field - a $5 million project set to start in February 2023 and end by June 2023.
• Installing a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system for the park's year-round performing arts center. The $500,000 project will start February 2023 and finish by June 2023.
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park has served as West Harlem's recreational and cultural hub for nearly 30 years, according to her office. The park welcomes more than three million people each year, ranking it among the most visited state parks in New York State.
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