Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway Phase 1 NV5


Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway Phase 1 NV5

Starlight Park's latest expansion, converting 2.7 acres of industrial property into a massive greenspace in the Bronx, is now open to the public. Justine Golata - Staff Writer • May 1, 2023 NYC Parks


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Starlight Park is a public park located along the Bronx River in the Bronx in New York City. Starlight Park stands on the site of an amusement park of the same name that operated in the first half of the 20th century.


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Starlight Park is an essential part of the Bronx River Greenway system and offers a host of amenities to the surrounding community. The park has a multi purpose athletic field, playground, boat launch, and is home to the Bronx River House, the headquarters of the Bronx River Alliance.


NYC Parks Unveils A 41 Million Greenspace In The Bronx

After 20 years of renovations, the park's final features opened recently, adding rainwater protections and connecting communities on either side of the Bronx River via pedestrian bridges.


Starlight Park / Bronx Riverhouse Starr Whitehouse

The Bronx River Alliance is excited to announce that Starlight Park, a reclaimed and expanding park which opened in 2013, has received $4.4 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to strengthen Starlight's shoreline along the Bronx River. The money will be used to re-naturalize the shoreline, restore habitat function, and remove contaminated soil within the park.


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David Shuffler, left, and Anthony Thomas have waited decades to see upgrades and better access to Starlight Park in the Bronx. Credit David Gonzalez/The New York Times. All David Shuffler wanted to do when he was 14 years old was play basketball on the street and go to Starlight Park - which despite its name was a dimly lighted, dusty sliver.


Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway Phase 1 NV5

(Bronx, NY - February 4, 2021) The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and NYC Parks announced today that Phase 2 of the project to construct a continuous greenway through Starlight Park in the Bronx has been selected to receive an Envision Gold Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).


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Starlight Park is also flanked by the forest of the Bronx River, an area well-frequented by children using the park.


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Location Along the Bronx River Starlight Park Paddle Guide, Public Parks Come to Starlight Park for its ball fields, playgrounds, trails and river access and stop by River House to learn more about upcoming river activities.


Starlight Park bridge over the Bronx River I'm Just Walkin'

A $41 million renovation and expansion project has been completed at Starlight Park. It runs along Sheridan Boulevard on both sides of the Bronx River around East 172nd Street. Two new.


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Starlight Park is a public park located along the Bronx River in the Bronx in New York City. Starlight Park stands on the site of an amusement park of the same name that operated in the first half of the 20th century. [1] [2]


Starlight Park / Bronx Riverhouse Starr Whitehouse

The new Starlight Park has attractions for all ages including a synthetic turf multi-purpose field; basketball courts; picnic and chess/checkers tables; a pair of playgrounds; broad paths for jogging and biking; and lots of open green space to romp in along the lush woods that line the Bronx River. There's also waterfront access via floating docks—great launch sites for canoes and kayaks.


Starlight Park / Bronx Riverhouse Starr Whitehouse

Starlight Park, now a public park along the Bronx River, was an amusement park open from 1918 to 1937. The park was built on the former site of the estate of William Waldorf Astor and.


Starlight Park / Bronx Riverhouse Starr Whitehouse

A new gem of the Bronx River, Starlight Park, has opened as a reclaimed, reconstructed, and expanded park. When you cross the pedestrian bridge at East 177th Street, you will enter a vital link along the Bronx River Greenway.


Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway Phase 1 NV5

"The Starlight Park expansion marks an important step in filling in the Bronx River Greenway. DOT is working closely with Parks, EDC, and stakeholders to help fill in remaining gaps along the river and to provide protected bicycle infrastructure on nearby streets to create a true greenway and cycling network," said New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.


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The Starlight Park project has converted 2.7 acres of formerly paved, industrial property into a beautiful greenspace with added greenway connections for New Yorkers to enjoy. A $41 million project in Starlight Park adds connections to the Bronx River Greenway