New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership on Sept. 18 unveiled the renovated Fulton Mall streetscape that includes $8 million in upgrades that makes the shopping district greener and more pedestrian-friendly.
The revitalization project focused on Fulton Street, between Boerum Place and Flatbush Avenue, which enlarged tree pits, added trees, installed new benches and placed permeable pavers around the tree pits.
"This $8 million investment has transformed this busy corridor into a safer, more welcoming space that residents and visitors deserve," Adams said in a statement.
Completed in two-block sections over the course of approximately one year, improvements include:
- Enlarged planting beds with 7,895 new perennial plantings, including oakleaf hydrangea, yarrow, coneflower, creeping juniper, and Japanese forest grass.
- New beds for 79 existing trees and five new trees.
- 39 new radial benches made with wood slats and galvanized steel armrests in 10-foot and 20-foot lengths.
- 24,083-square-feet of permeable paving around planting beds to improve stormwater and flood management in the neighborhood.
The completion of the Fulton Mall streetscape improvements is a major step forward in transforming our neighborhood into "a people-first downtown,” said Regina Myer, president of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.
“In just one year, we were able to overhaul the borough’s busiest shopping corridor with a series of smart upgrades to make it greener and more beautiful and accessible to pedestrians," she said.
