$325,000 FOR CRAWFORD PARK IN RYE

From left: Debbie Reisner, Rye town administrator; Vic Federico, director of grounds and facilities; Assemblyman Steve Otis; Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman; Jeni Wallace, Rye town administrator”™s office; NYS Senator Shelley B. Mayer; and Tony Paterno, president of Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club.

New York State Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis recently announced that $325,000 in state funding has been awarded to the town of Rye to make improvements to the ball field and walking trail at Crawford Park, located between N. Ridge Street and Lincoln Avenue in Rye Brook. 

Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman said, “The reconstruction of the one-mile walking/jogging path that circles Crawford Park and the rehabilitation of the soccer-football-baseball fields mark another step in the rejuvenation of our beloved park. Previously, we totally renovated Crawford Mansion into a true Community Center, constructed a fully accessible universal playground and added an accessible gender-neutral family bathroom and a kitchenette to the pavilion. We are extremely grateful to Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis for their assistance in securing SAM grants in the total amount of $325,000 to aid in the financing of these necessary improvements, which will benefit the residents of the town of Rye and all visitors.”

Mayer secured $200,000 through the State and Municipal Facilities Program (SAM) for the ball field. 

Otis secured $125,000 through the State and Municipal Facilities Program for the town”™s efforts to reconstruct the one-mile trail that circumnavigates Crawford Park.