Joe Sabba Park
Joe Sabba Parkis a 0.47-acre (1,900 m2)New York City public parkmaintained and run by theNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation,in theSunnysideneighborhood ofQueensin New York City. It is located at the intersection ofRoosevelt AvenueandQueens Boulevard,between 48th and 49th Streets. The park is named after Joe Sabba, a veteran ofWorld War IIand local activist from Sunnyside.
Description
[edit]The park has several benches with tables made ofgranitealong a narrow path through its center decorated by shrubbery on its sides. At its center is a memorial statue, designed in black Vermont granite by architect Dominick Segrete. Beside the monument are the flags of theCity of New York,theNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation,and the United States.[1]
History
[edit]Early history (1913–1977)
[edit]On 18 October 1913, the City of New York purchased the land between 48th and 49th Streets, at the intersection ofRoosevelt AvenueandQueens Boulevard.It was first used for mall space, which became known as "Roosevelt Plaza" by the locals. After 20 years, on 18 October 1933, the land was given to the New York City Parks Department and repurposed as a park. Its area would be increased in 1938, at the order of C.B. Williams, then president of the landscape division of Queens Parks, a subdivision of theNew York City Department of Parks and Recreationfor Queens County. In 1941, following theJapanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and the US entry in the Second World War,the park was named Veterans Memorial Park to honor the veterans who fought inWorld War I,as well as the soldiers fighting inWorld War II.[1]
Renaming (1977–2000)
[edit]In 1977, the park experienced a few changes. It was renamed Sunnyside Veterans Triangle;[citation needed]and thanks to the efforts of Joe Sabba, a local activist, a brand new statue was installed in the park to honor the veterans of American wars.
On 20 June 2000, the park, then named Veterans Memorial Park, was renamed in Sabba's honor by New York City MayorRudy Giuliani.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Sabba Park".NYC Parks.20 March 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 21 March 2023.Retrieved20 March2023.
- ^"Press Release Archives #234-00 – Mayor Giuliani signs bill that names park after Joe Sabba".Archives of the Mayor's Press Office, New York City.Retrieved2023-03-21.
