Mafera Park Traditional Cache
Tatanka49: Thanks Gigglefits for checking this one out for me. The hiding place has been removed. Since I live too far away to give it a new home, I'm opening the area up to others--maybe even Gigglefits. (Hey, it had a good run 7 years)
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A long-time Ridgewood resident, Joseph F. Mafera (1895-1967) served in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He launched his career in the public service as secretary and later superintendent of the Queens Parks Department from 1925 to 1932. Mafera served as an Alderman from the 59th District, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles in charge of the Queens office, Assistant Commissioner, and then Commissioner of Borough Works. After the death of Borough President Maurice A. Fitzgerald in August 1951, Mafera was chosen interim Queens Borough President. He was an executive member of the Ridgewood Democratic Club, and from 1951 to 1961, he served on the New York City Tax Commission. Mafera died on February 12, 1967.
Almost forty-six years after the O’Dwyer groundbreaking, Mayor Giuliani, Borough President Shulman, and Parks Commissioner Stern participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony which celebrated the reopening of the newly renovated park on March 18, 1995. The Borough President funded the $2.2 million reconstruction of Joseph F. Mafera Park. New construction provided a state-of-the-art roller rink with sideboards and bleachers as well as baseball, basketball, and handball courts. The softball and football fields were renovated. Other improvements included new play equipment, benches, pavements, lights, and trees.
Cache is a nano. A P&G. Bring your own writing implement.
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