For Riverbank Park in West Harlem, a $3.5 million savings in the bid allowed the addition of night lighting and a better ice rink.
The County purchased the factory and converted it to a baseball field, located at Riverbank Park.
However, as the city boundaries crept closer, the area evolved into a resort community, called Riverbank Park.
Harlem community groups have also been pressing for water access to allow fishing and small craft use from Riverbank Park, which is above a sewage plant.
At Riverbank Park, there's a handsome multi-purpose "cultural space," complete with an auditorium for performances.
The Riverbank Park, a neighbourhood park and children's play area, opened next to the Sports Village in 2007.
Responding to pressure from the community groups, officials agreed in September to abandon plans to build a stadium in Riverbank Park.
A number of small parks running along Passaic River are collectively called Riverbank Park.
He also held workshops at Riverbank Park and galloped around in the costume to drum up contestants from about a dozen schools.
Essex County officials began the restoration of Riverbank Park in Newark yesterday.