City Line Park

City Line Park is a six-acre neighborhood park near Wortman Avenue and Fountain Avenue in the City Line section of East New York, Brooklyn. The park takes its name from the neighborhood, which sits at the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens, the literal city line between Kings County and Queens County.

East New York has been one of the most economically challenged neighborhoods in New York City for decades, facing high poverty rates, housing instability, and limited access to services. Public parks in this context serve not merely as recreational amenities but as essential infrastructure for community wellbeing.

The park features play equipment, basketball courts, and open areas for informal recreation. Its location in City Line places it at the eastern edge of Brooklyn, in a neighborhood that often feels geographically and politically distant from the borough's more prominent areas.

East New York has been the focus of a major city rezoning plan intended to create affordable housing and improve neighborhood infrastructure. Parks and open space improvements are part of this plan, reflecting a growing recognition that access to quality green space is a matter of equity, not luxury.

City Line Park serves a community that has long been underserved by the parks system. Its maintenance and improvement send a message that every neighborhood in Brooklyn deserves clean, safe outdoor space, regardless of its zip code or median income.