A few years ago the corner by 170th street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx was a vacant lot with overgrown grass. They renovated the lot and built Grant Park, a small area where people in the community can relax, sit on the benches, run for exercise, or kids can play in the grass. Currently, they are extending the park because there was some empty space left over.
The parks department has done a great thing turning these empty lots into something that can be used by the community.
For this story, I would interview people around the community and attend a community board meeting to see how people view the park. Do they like it or do they feel like the money could be used for something else? Depending on the response, it could be a profile story on the park or a critical story about it.
I would put this in the local section of the Daily News, for the Bronx.