NYC Parks and the nonprofit Prospect Park Alliance held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the restoration of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza.

Through $8.9 million in city funding, the Alliance restored the arch and the surrounding plaza and landscaped berms. It is the first significant restoration of the iconic Brooklyn monument in nearly 50 years, officials said.

"...this Brooklyn icon has gotten a major facelift, restoring the beautiful statuary and artwork to its original glory," NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa sid in a statement. "By caring for the monuments, statues, and artworks that enhance our public spaces, we’re not just preserving our history – we are communicating to New Yorkers that they deserve the best from their

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