New Initiative Aims to Turn Vacant, Abandoned Lots Into Parks

New York City wants to turn vacant lots into pocket parks

Mayor Eric Adams pitched the plan as part of next year's city budget.

New initiative aims to turn vacant, abandoned lots into parks

The initiative will give more New Yorkers the opportunity to live within a short walking distance of a park.

Green Makeover Coming to Brooklyn Blocks

Portions of East New York and Cypress Hills will get new parkland and open spaces under a City Hall initiative that looks to provide a green space within 10 minutes of a New Yorker's home.

NYC wants to turn small vacant lots into public parks and playgrounds

Vacant lots across New York City could soon become lush green spaces. Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced plans to transform underutilized and abandoned lots into parks, playgrounds, and green space in neighborhoods lacking open public space. The $30 million proposal includes going through the city’s uniform land use review procedure (ULURP) to allow for multiple locations in a neighborhood to be reviewed in one application. Earlier this month…

Mayor Adams Announces Additional $30 Million To Expand Park Space

Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue have announced an additional $30 million to fund the acquisition of vacant lots as part of the “Vital Parks for All” initiative. The program, which comes on the heels of an initial $50 million investment, aims to transform vacant, underutilized, and abandoned lots into new green spaces, targeting neighborhoods currently lacking public park access. So far, funding has added more than 86 acr…

London’s Pocket Parks: South End Green, NW3

This pocket park near Hampstead Heath is so small that it could almost fit in a pocket, but was once much larger until it was cut in half. The green is named after South End Road, and it once formed a roundabout at the bottom of South End Road linking up with Pond Street. However, when Fleet Road was constructed to the south, soon afterwards, trams wanted to run along it and up South End Road, and the village green was right in the way. So, in 1…