This year was a turning point for the Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), which managed to organize two community visioning sessions on Mosholu Parkway’s only two on-site playgrounds.

Now we have our first annual Fall Festival on the parkway, not to be confused with the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District’s Annual Fall Festival, which celebrated its 15th year on Sept. 17 (see pictures on page 8).

The effort and summary of the Kossuth visioning led to its funding of $1.4 million towards the Kossuth Playground upgrades.

The visioning of the Mosholu Playground at the corner of East Mosholu Parkway South and Bainbridge Avenue near PS 8 led to a newly painted comfort station, fresh park flags and the installation of a three-wall park mural under the playground with nature scenes and park elements complementing the Mosholu area.

Resident Fred Karlton commented, “I saw the wall today, blends right into area, thank you.”

Monique Nagyfejeo, another resident, wrote, “Our family loves it. Thank you,” on FOMP’s Facebook page.

I think it’s exciting that residents in the community can actively participate as the murals are being installed. It’s an activity where everyone can be involved daily and the local artist helps put our concerns on to those walls while beautifying the neighborhood. With the controversy of the flowering Dogwood trees and their placement, one wall of the mural will have those Dogwood trees flowering for years to come.

A Neighborhood Grant received from Citizens Committee and a Capacity Fund Grant for $1800 by Partnerships for Parks, a program of City Parks Foundation and the New York City Parks Department, made the three-wall mural possible. The funds will also be used to create a sidewalk garden in between the benches near the murals and add that extra garden experience as residents and visitors come to look at the murals and walk along the sidewalk.

Elizabeth Quaranta is president of Friends of Mosholu Parkland. 

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