Covers the aggressive and successful attempt of BBPC leadership to solicit public support for the Park from a range of public officials and institutions (including Governor Cuomo; Mayor Giuliani; the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the State UDC; and local elected officials), and the 1996 Financial Feasibility Study for a self-sustaining park, conducted by the BBPC with $250,000 in funding secured by Assemblywoman Eileen Dugan and State Senator Martin Connor.
