Mayor puts in $17.5 million for Bushwick Inlet

Last winter, north Brooklyn celebrated the city’s long-awaited purchase of the final 27 acres of Bushwick Inlet Park.

Now, those parcels of parkland are going to be developed.

Mayor de Blasio announced that his administration is allocating a total of $17.5 million for the remediation of development of two parcels.

50 Kent has already gone through remediation, so $7.7 million will go toward developing it into a new park.

The remaining $9.8 million will be for remediating and developing the Motiva site.

Parks will begin designing the park with community input this spring.

“We kept a promise to North Brooklyn by purchasing the final parcel of Bushwick Inlet Park, and this additional funding will allow the city to move closer to realizing the vision of a fully-developed waterfront park with beautiful views and amenities to match,” de Blasio said.

“Don’t forget, this is your park,” added Councilman Stephen Levin, “so I want everyone to be engaged in the planning process.”