{"id":133418,"date":"2026-02-14T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133418\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:18:15","slug":"congress-earmarks-850k-for-ues-park-nadler-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133418\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Earmarks $850K For UES Park, Nadler Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPPER EAST SIDE, NY \u2014 Congress has approved $850,000 in federal funding to reconstruct and modernize Seabury Playground, with the goal of improving safety and accessibility for neighborhood families, Rep. Jerry Nadler said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Seabury Playground, located at Lexington Avenue and East 96th Street, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/parks\/samuel-seabury-playground\/pressrelease\/19817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">last renovated in 2006,<\/a> according to the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.<\/p>\n<p>The funding was secured by Nadler as part of a larger federal appropriations package passed last week that combined six spending bills, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Nadler represents New York&#8217;s 12th Congressional District, which includes most of the Upper East Side. <\/p>\n<p>The $850,000 allocation will go toward rebuilding and upgrading Seabury Playground to address safety concerns and improve accessibility, creating what Nadler described as a more resilient and inclusive recreational space for Upper East Side residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"26929305-1771004499\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/funding.png\" data- \/>A map of all the capital projects in NY-12 from Rep. Jerry Nadler&#8217;s office. (Graphic: Office of Jerry Nadler) <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Nadler said he worked to ensure several New York City projects were included in the bill, aimed at improving accessibility, preserving history, upgrading affordable housing and modernizing parks across Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>The spending package also includes $850,000 to repair and improve pedestrian pathways throughout Central Park, funding upgrades aimed at enhancing safety, accessibility and long-term infrastructure resilience.<\/p>\n<p>While Nadler supported many provisions in the broader spending package, he ultimately voted against the bill, citing opposition to additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>The playground funding is one of several allocations directed toward Manhattan neighborhoods in the final package. <\/p>\n<p>No word yet on the park&#8217;s construction timeline or design process. <\/p>\n<p>For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPPER EAST SIDE, NY \u2014 Congress has approved $850,000 in federal funding to reconstruct and modernize Seabury Playground,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-133418","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-manhattan","9":"tag-manhattan-headlines","10":"tag-manhattan-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}