A proposal to acquire 47 properties in Queens Community District 2 for possible park use is moving to a City Council public hearing on July 22.
The application was submitted by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation. It seeks both the acquisition of the listed properties and their formal site selection for park use.
Where the proposed sites are located
The filing lists properties across western Queens, including sites in and around Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside and nearby industrial corridors.
Addresses include parcels along 47th Avenue, 45th Road, 24th Street, Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, Broadway, Skillman Avenue, Van Dam Street, Borden Avenue and several streets near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Newtown Creek.
What approval would mean
Approval would authorize the city to move forward with acquiring the properties and reserving them for park purposes. It would not mean that 47 finished parks are immediately funded or ready for construction.
The notice does not provide acquisition prices, construction budgets, park designs or completion schedules for the individual locations.
How to participate
The Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions is scheduled to hold the hearing Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 11 a.m. in Committee Room 1 on the eighth floor of 250 Broadway.
The hearing will also be streamed online. The Council says information about submitting written testimony and participating remotely is available through its land-use portal.
The hearing marks another step in a city effort to bring more residents within walking distance of public open space, but the filing leaves the cost, design and timeline for each proposed site unresolved.