The costs to build ballfields at Randall’s Island will be much higher than the Park Dept. estimated just a few months ago. The projected construction cost has gone from $70 million to $127 million, according to the department. New play areas on the city-owned island will be built as part of a “public-private” development pact between the city and a consortium of private schools. In exchange, the schools will have first dibs on the fields most schooldays, shutting out most public schools from using the facilities. The private schools will put around $44 million into the project, so the city will be responsible for more than $80 million of the work associated with the fields’ creation. more [NYDN]
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