Corlear 039s Hook Park News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Fresh astroturf awaits the pounding of athletes' feet at Corlear's Hook Park. An eight-month-long renovation project at Corlear’s Hook Park wrapped up this week, and a sparkling new sports complex is due to open later this month. The $2 million project includes a new large playing field for soccer and baseball, a batting cage, a bullpen and two dugouts. Creature comforts such as new benches and water fountains were also added–although there are still no restrooms. The project, which we previewed back in March, was funded by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. It was the fi...

Corlears Hook Park. Photos by Andrea DiFiore. TLD reader Andrea DiFiore sent along these photos from Corlears Hook Park, where about a dozen trees destroyed by Hurricane Sandy were cut down last week.  At least as many trees were toppled or made unstable in the immediate aftermath of the big storm two years ago. Their remnants were removed by Parks Department staff long ago. But since that time, another batch withered due to the corrosive effect of salt water that accumulated around the trees.  City crews went to work on the latest Sandy victims Thursday and Friday. We spoke with Michael Ma...