{"id":192186,"date":"2026-04-10T13:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/192186\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:39:11","slug":"owls-head-park-playground-reopens-after-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/192186\/","title":{"rendered":"Owl\u2019s Head Park Playground reopens after renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAY RIDGE \u2013 FOLLOWING YEARS OF planning, the newly renovated Owl\u2019s Head Park Playground, 6701 Colonial Rd., officially opened to the public April 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis reconstruction of Owl\u2019s Head Park gives the Bay Ridge community a revitalized space to play, gather with friends, and take in fresh air, just in time for spring,\u201d said NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Martin Maher. \u201cThe park looks completely transformed, with new landscaping, a full reconstruction of the playground with new equipment for kids of all ages, and an upgraded spray shower for hot summer days. I\u2019m especially proud of the improvements we\u2019ve made to the Billy Lake basketball courts, named after a local firefighter who sacrificed his life on 9\/11.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, representatives from New York City Parks Department presented new design plans for the renovations of Owl\u2019s Head Park to Community Board 10 members during a meeting. Goals for the area included upgrading active play capacity for the park and neighborhood, facilitating passive use and community events, and enhancing environmental amenities at the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge improvement to the park that builds on our recent work to reconstruct the pavements throughout the space, making it more accessible and welcoming,\u201d Maher said. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso and her predecessor Justin Brannan for funding this important renovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the NYC Parks website, construction started February 2025 and was completed March 2026. Total funding for the project was listed at $8 million. Parks will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the playground later this summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: #fefefe;\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/whats-news-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wnb-read-more aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/read-more-wnb-shad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAY RIDGE \u2013 FOLLOWING YEARS OF planning, the newly renovated Owl\u2019s Head Park Playground, 6701 Colonial Rd., officially&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[3302,9794,9,24,76853,63,76854,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-192186","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-breaking","9":"tag-kayla-santosuosso","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-new-york-city-parks-department-nyc-parks-department-new-york-city-department-of-parks-recreation","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-owls-head-park","15":"tag-staten-island","16":"tag-staten-island-headlines","17":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192186","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=192186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}