September 6, 2023-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that youth soccer will return to Big Bush Park in Woodside this Saturday, September 9. The park is located between 61st and 64th Streets by Laurel Hill Boulevard, in the shadow of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE).
Eastern New York and our youth league that primarily uses the park, the Metrokids Youth Soccer League, advocated replacing the badly-worn out Astroturf field since the spring of 2022. New York City Parks responded and put down a new high-quality synthetic turf field in 2023. Councilwoman Julie Won said her office had secured $847,000 from the Mayor’s office to finance the project, which is $423,000 less than the figure initially allocated for the revamp.