Photo by NYC Parks/Daniel Avila
Ranaqua Park reborn
Students from Mott Haven Academy helped cut the ribbon on Ranaqua Park on East 136th Street in Port Morris, following a $3.5 million renovation. The park, which now features swings, safety surfacing and new trees and greenery, is part of the city’s Community Parks Initiative, making it one of 17 Bronx parks receiving money for upgrades. New green infrastructure is intended to help manage stormwater runoff. That includes a rain garden, permeable pavers, synthetic turf field and flood-tolerant plants.
Students from Mott Haven Academy at Ranaqua Park on East 136th Street in Port Morris, following a $3.5 million renovation that helped the park reopen in early May. The park is one of 17 Bronx parks receiving funding through the Community Parks Initiative. It now features swings, safety surfacing and new trees as well as green infrastructure intended to help manage stormwater runoff. Photo by NYC Parks/Daniel Avila
Photo by NYC Parks/Daniel Avila
Ranaqua Park reborn
Students from Mott Haven Academy helped cut the ribbon on Ranaqua Park on East 136th Street in Port Morris, following a $3.5 million renovation. The park, which now features swings, safety surfacing and new trees and greenery, is part of the city’s Community Parks Initiative, making it one of 17 Bronx parks receiving money for upgrades. New green infrastructure is intended to help manage stormwater runoff. That includes a rain garden, permeable pavers, synthetic turf field and flood-tolerant plants.