{"id":450656,"date":"2022-05-21T16:31:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-spending-whopping-1-8-million-on-queens-dog-run\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:31:40","slug":"nyc-spending-whopping-1-8-million-on-queens-dog-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-spending-whopping-1-8-million-on-queens-dog-run\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC spending whopping $1.8 million on Queens dog run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a96ed27f13\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-spending-whopping-1-8-million-on-queens-dog-run\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_spending_whopping_18_million_on_Queens_dog_run%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC spending whopping $1.8 million on Queens dog run&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_spending_whopping_18_million_on_Queens_dog_run%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC spending whopping $1.8 million on Queens dog run&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>This project has gone to the dogs.<\/p>\n<p>A beachfront dog run under construction in the Rockaways is in line to cost taxpayers a doggone fortune \u2014 and at nearly $2 million it might be the most expensive taxpayer-funded project of its kind in New York City history. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful that a new dog run is being built, but spending this amount of money is outrageous,\u201d said Geoffrey Croft, a longtime city parks watchdog, referring to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/planning-and-building\/capital-project-tracker\/project\/8968\">$1.83 million project<\/a> slated for Shore Front Parkway near Beach 90<sup>th<\/sup> Street in Queens. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/planning-and-building\/capital-project-tracker\/project\/8968\">10,500-square-foot pooch playground<\/a> is being built atop a previously undeveloped section of the Rockaways beachfront and will provide separate areas accommodating both large-sized and smaller dogs. <\/p>\n<p>The city Parks Department project won\u2019t include gold-plated fire hydrants or water bowls, but it will offer amenities fit for a Cavalier\u00a0King\u00a0Charles Spaniel \u2014 including shaded bench areas, a dozen pieces of \u201cagility\u201d equipment, a drinking fountain and solar-powered USB charging stations, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, Parks Department dog-run projects over the past few years have cost about $700,000 to $1 million, city officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"dog run Queens\" class=\"wp-image-22360985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 10,500-square-foot pooch playground is being built atop a previously undeveloped section of the Rockaways beachfront.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The agency\u2019s most recent canine construction includes a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/planning-and-building\/capital-project-tracker\/project\/8794\">4,100-square-foot dog run at Devoe Park i<\/a>n the Bronx last November that cost $796,000.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Parks hired Queens-based St. John\u2019s Enterprises \u2013 the same contractor building the dog run in the Rockaways \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov\/RequestDetail\/20220512103\">for $579,786<\/a> to put up a 4,800-square-foot pooch play area at St. James Park in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>The Parks Department would not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely confirm whether the Rockaways dog run is the most expensive in the agency\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, officials insisted it\u2019s an unfair comparison because costs include building out a 34,000-square foot section by the boardwalk \u2013 which will include the future pooch paradise \u2013 to provide new sidewalks, water service and other features.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"dog run Queens\" class=\"wp-image-22360983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/dog-run-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The park is slated for Shore Front Parkway near Beach 90<sup>th<\/sup> Street in Queens.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C. Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Shore Front Parkway Dog Run project has been in the works since 2018, but construction was pushed back until last September due to the pandemic and other factors. The Parks Department expects it to be completed by the end of this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Councilwoman Joann Ariola, a Queens Republican whose district will include the new dog run, called the project the latest example of the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le paying more for capital construction than what most other cities pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a good use of taxpayer dollars,\u201d said Ariola. \u201cWe need more oversight on capital construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/devoe-park-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Queens dog run\" class=\"wp-image-22360984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/devoe-park-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/devoe-park-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/devoe-park-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Typically, Parks Department dog-run projects over the past few years have cost about $700,000 to $1 million.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C.Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said new legislation introduced Thursday by Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) requiring city agencies to be more transparent about how they\u2019re spending taxpayer dollars on construction projects must be approved \u2013 especially <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5656486&amp;GUID=DA0D496F-56F3-4EAA-B1CA-DE0E60D8F263&amp;Options=ID|Text|&amp;Search=\">a bill<\/a> she\u2019s co-sponsoring with him that would create a 15-person task force to reform the city\u2019s capital construction system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Shore Front Parkway Dog Run, opening this summer to the delight of pups and pup-owners across Rockaway, will be a massive new amenity for the peninsula,\u201d Parks spokesman Dan Kastanis said. \u201cIt is more than two times the size of typical parks run, with numerous dog-friendly amenities for big and small K-9s alike.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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