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This
project was initiated and overseen by the Consulate General
of Sweden and the City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony
On December 17, 2001, work began in earnest with a groundbreaking ceremony,
when New York City's former Park Commissioner Henry Stern and former Consul
General Olle Wästberg dug the first shovelfulls of dirt in the park
at 81st Street and Columbus Avenue.
See the links below for further information.
Groundbreaking program
Press
release
Photos from the groundbreaking ceremony
