New-York tribune., 1902-08-24
DETELOPMENT OF PARK SYSTEM
BROOKLYN AND QUEENS TO BE BEAuTl-
FLED BY COMMISSIONERS YOUNG.

To the acquisition of money for the Improvement
80 tho nark lands already owned by the city and
.ba onen,ns IN and enlargement of some OF the
marks already improved to a certain extent, fafh
Commissioner Young of the Borousns OF broohiyh
and Queens is devoting his best energies! IL was
suprested to him the other day that IN We" Oh
the probable rapid growth of all that great secuon
of Rrooklyn living south of Prospect Park ana e4-
tending to the waterfront and around 10 Manhattan
Beach and in of the fact that properly values
were increasing there, 1t might ne wise ioi ' '
to acquire some park lands IN thal 'eiii'o'' ~ NV
In the future He replied:
INV great desire spend all the money we can
get on the opening up ana Improvement u ~
mark lands we possess These ihciuoe i'o
marks in embryo than most persons imagine anu
will REQUIRE thousands OF dollars 10 put 'hei'i "
condition to be used as parks Many Oh these
parks are the thickly congested dlstrlc's' "nei0
+bev are most needed and shouio pe mp,
Down in South Brooklyn. Bay Ridge eensoiui''
Rath Beach and the other suour urpai' pieoS f.r 80
or,v and streets are laid out tnat 'hes ioi III
,rLs IN themselves It will be many years oelore
there IS anything like congestion 'iiei a.
ever is The interest on the money i"io - =.
n-onertv down there and other expenses "o"u "
+rentv wears amount to a great oeai' anu "
great measure wouio coui''~ ~
property values .,nro,,es
II Commissioner Young opens up anu NJ ,., 10
al, the mark lands at present o"nea pS ' -
viii have accomplished gigantic tash' VI 80 -,
T,aO
- eor 90 noss,ble Among the plans ne no" mas
,r process of working out are the e,ia sei'eA
=, sunset Park (ncw fourteen and one-hali aeie
,o,,r6ad bv Forty-first and Forty-thro sts' anu
Ist.b ara Seventh aves) by the purchase OF the
nroperty through to Forty-hfth-st' anu D
EYftb and Seventh aves, the construction Oh rus'o
bridges and drives and walks IN flsLi'sa"u a. "
1,oe+ New-York and the completion OF ooHeS i
- porl, bv the LAYING OF asphalt walks cnros
and drives ,,..., po-,,uvav
To-day Lincoln Terrace Park, Eastern Faih""'
prea1o-ave President-st. and Rochester-aVe' Il
twelve acre tract, which has been closed SINCE q
Fan, months after 1t was acquired, In lss'' VIII De
opened and kept open -,
In Oueens Commissioner Young is improving COL
,aoa point Park improving and beautfyins Flush
ing Park and improving and fencing the corona
park Nothing has been done TO these parks pe-
fore in years.
Among the park lands along the shore is tract
of IA acres between the Fort Hamilton ReserNa-
ton and Bath Beach. 1t is known as Dyker Beach
parr and Will make a superb seaside breathing
MACE some day when it is improved There is a
tract of eight acres along the shore In Benson
hurst which commands fine view or GraVesend
BAY Aside from being sodded. 1t Is unimproveo
In Canarsie the department owns forty acres OF
waterfront property and six acres in New-Lots
In addition TO this. the city owns strip OF land
running between Sixty-sixth and sxty-seventh SITS
and from the entrance to the Shore Road to Fort
Eamilton-ave.. including nine blocks OF property.
One small tract OF $50 feet. between Eighth and
Ninth aves IS the only part of the entire strip not
now owned by the city This property was bought
for the purpose OF providing suitable approach
TO the Shore Road which, when the plans OF L. L.
Olmsted the landscape architect carried out.
will be one OF the most magnificent waterfront
drives IN the world Although this strip OF land is
known as a parkway Cthe Bay Ridge Parkway. its
breadth-being full block-will allow treatment