Stannards Brook Park Gets $250K for Renovations

Stannards Brook Park in Port Washington is ready for another makeover.

Senator Jack M. Martins announced that the park has secured $250,000 in state funding to continue park renovations.

Stannards Brook Park is a wooded and narrow three acre neighborhood park bisected by a winding brook, located at the corner of Carlton Avenue and Charles Street.

The Park was completely rehabilitated and renovated in 2012 to include a paved walking trail, benches, trellises and three bridges spanning the stream. Invasive and non-indigenous plants were also removed and replaced with indigenous species.

This new funding will support the second phase of renovations at the park and the preservation of wetland areas.

“Stannards Brook Park is a jewel of the Port Washington community,” Martins said in a statement. “It’s been transformed from a run-down eyesore to a place where people of all ages go to relax, take a walk, learn about nature, or just enjoy the outdoors. Using this new funding, Nassau County can further enhance the park for the benefit of all residents.”

The park will be expanded by an additional two acres, with new landscaping, flowers and foliage. A new boardwalk will also be constructed and will run east-west across the park to a new entrance on Monroe Street.

Myron Blumenfeld, Founder of the Port Washington Parks Conservancy said, “Stannards Brook Park is a fabulous amenity for the Port Washington community; it provides recreation, education, and relaxation. Right in the middle of a modern, busy Long Island town, residents have their own little sanctuary where they can go to enjoy the beauty of nature. Thanks to our great Senator, Senator Martins, we will now be able to continue the next phase of renovations and complete the park as we envisioned it.”

Port Washington Parks Conservancy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to restore, enhance, and preserve the parks in Port Washington.