LIC's Sixteen Oaks Grove Will Get A $1.3 Million Makeover

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Sixteen Oaks Grove Park in Long Island City will get a $1.3 million makeover, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced Monday.

The small green space, which is across from P.S. 111Q on 21st Street by 37th Avenue, is named for its sixteen oak trees.

"This is a beautiful space that is essentially empty," Van Bramer said in a statement. "We can add appropriate benches and greenery to beautify this space for those who live around this park."

Funding for the renovation comes from the 2020 budget passed in June.

"The sixteen oak trees create such a lovely shade in the summertime and a place for parents waiting for their children to return home from school, the community to rest when coming home from shopping or waiting for the bus or even coming from the library to sit and read a book," Carol Wilkins, president of the Ravenswood Residents Association, said.