Revitalizing Community Park In Upstate New York With Assemblymember Lavine’s $500K Grant

Lavine Grant Revitalizes Morgan Park

Editor’s note; After many years of advocacy and continued funding and assistance, the pedestrian Bridge in Sheepshead Bay was finally renovated recently.  And Bayonne’s Fitzpatrick Park was also recently renovated, for a much higher sum than this upstate New York project. 

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – Thanks to the efforts of Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore), Glen Cove’s beloved Morgan Memorial Park has been revitalized. Lavine secured a grant for the City of Glen Cove totaling $500,000, which was used to complete rehabilitation of the full length of the seawall, the restoration of the large granite ‘tea house’ at the north end, and renovation of the brick pavilions adjacent to the seawall. The project received the approval of the office of New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in accordance with their regulations. Lavine was joined by city officials at the park for a formal announcement of the grant and to get a first-hand look at the completed work.

Lavine said: “I am incredibly pleased to be able to work with the city on this project to provide upgrades to a place that is so meaningful to this community. The seawall, which had been crumbling, is so important as it prevents saltwater infiltration of our aquifer. It, along with the pavilion and tea house, look so much better now that they have been restored.”

Photos courtesy of the Office of Assemblymember Charles Lavine

Caption: (l-r) Ann Fangmann, Glen Cove Community Development Agency Executive Director; Donna McNaughton, Glen Cove Deputy Mayor; Danielle Fugazy Scagliola, Glen Cove City Councilmember; Pamela Panzenbeck, Glen Cove Mayor; Assemblymember Charles Lavine; John Perrone, Glen Cove City Councilmember; John Zozzaro, Glen Cove City Councilmember at Morgan Memorial Park in Glen Cove, July 27, 2026. Image Credit – Asm. Lavine

Renovated Park Image Credit – Asm. Lavine

Renovated Park Image Credit – Asm. Lavine

Renovated Park Image Credit – Asm. Lavine

Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.

Banner Image:  Renovated Park Image Credit – Asm. Lavine