Restoration of Red Hook Park Ballfields Backed by Community Board 6

• Pictured: a rendering of the completed Red Hook Park ballfields. Image via Parks Department

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN — At its Wednesday meeting, Community Board 6 approved the city's plan to remake ballfields 5, 6, 7 and 8 at Red Hook Park into a clean and modern turf playing space.

The fields, bordered by Lorraine, Hicks, Henry and Bay Streets, were closed in 2015 after the Environmental Protection Agency found high lead levels in their soil, attributed to a former lead smelting plant on the site.

The city's $11 million restoration plan starts with removing the contaminated dirt.

The fields will also be converted to synthetic turf, surrounded by numerous newly planted trees.

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Parks Department. Click to enlarge.

New security lighting, bike racks, accessible drinking fountains, sidewalks, fencing and trash cans will be added as well.

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Parks Department. Click to enlarge.

The parks department expects to complete its design for the project by December. Procurement typically takes 9 months, while construction will probably last between 12 and 18 months, meaning the project will likely be completed some time in late 2018 or early 2019.

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Parks Department. Click to enlarge.