On Friday, June 6, 2008, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined dozens of youth, elected officials, and supporters of City Parks Foundation to open the CityParks Junior Golf Center, a state-of-the-art six-hole course, free of cost for all New York City youth ages 6-17, located in Brooklyn.

“This facility will introduce so many children – who otherwise wouldn’t have had the chance – to all the benefits of the game, including sportsmanship, self-discipline, and enjoying the outdoors,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The City Parks Foundation is an impressive organization that provides recreational, educational and arts programs to people young and old in parks across the City, which will now include golf instruction for youth at this top-flight facility.”