Sol Lain News Today

On Friday afternoon, New York City's parks Commissioner, Mitchell Silver, will be on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony at two Lower East Side parks.

Sol Lain Playground. Photo: NYC Parks. In October, Mayor de Blasio announced his Community Parks Initiative, a plan to spend $130 million to renovate small parks in low-income neighborhoods. Sol Lain Playground, at East Broadway and Henry streets, is one of three Lower East Side parks set for a face lift. Tonight, there’s a community visioning session scheduled in the Family Medical Care Center at 40 Montgomery St. It will be held from 6-8 p.m. $3.3 million has been allocated for the Sol Lain...

Construction crews are busy putting the finishing touches on Sol Lain Playground. That’s because there will be an official reopening of the well-used public space Monday, after a $3.6 million renovation project. There will be a community celebration and ribbon cutting Monday at 1 p.m. The rehabilitation, through the city’s Community Parks Initiative, included the creation of separate play areas for different age groups, swings, a spray shower, a high school-sized basketball court, an area f...