“Words cannot express how excited we are to bring Gov Ball to Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” Tom Russel, co-founder and partner at Founders Entertainment, said in a statement. By moving to a greener area, Governors Ball returns to its roots with yet another park-side setting. This year sees Governors Ball relocating once again to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where two World’s Fairs have been held and the annual US Open Tennis Championship takes place. Lil Uzi Vert, Haim, Diplo, Lil Baby, Aespa, Rina Sawayama, Lil Nas X, Giveon, Sofi Tukker, Pusha T, Oliver Tree, Suki Waterhouse and more will all appear at the festival, with School of Rock Queens performing on June 9 and School of Rock Brooklyn on June 11.Īfter spending its first several years at Randall’s Island in the East River, where the festival faced challenges with rain, mud and wind, the Live Nation-produced event moved to Queens’ Citi Field in 2021. Governors Ball is moving to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York for its June 9-11 event this year, with the festival announcing its 2023 lineup featuring Lizzo, ODESZA and Kendrick Lamar. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET) © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 26: Lizzo performs onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on Jin Los Angeles, California. The Parks Department insisted Rufus King isn’t getting special treatment. On many days, Rufus King – which is slated for millions of dollars in upgrades and borders a bustling, up-and-coming neighborhood – has seen more than double the security of Flushing Meadows, despite only being 11.5 acres, he added. However, Puleo said the department over the past three months has routinely reassigned most of these officers to Rufus King Park in Jamaica. Flushing Meadows has a longstanding reputation of attracting wild gatherings after 9 pm, Robert Mecea for NY PostĪ Parks Department spokesperson insisted Flushing Meadows is properly being guarded, adding it currently has 18 officers assigned over two shifts. Since September, two to four park officers have been assigned per shift to monitor the entire 898-acre park, down from an average of six to eight previously, some officers and Puleo said. The Police Department rarely patrols the park and typically takes about 20 minutes to respond to calls the unarmed peace officers make for assistance, he said. Puleo said Flushing Meadows is also a magnet for many unreported crimes, especially where the victims are undocumented immigrants. In the fiscal year ending June 30, there were 35 reported crimes at Flushing Meadows, the most of any park in the borough and third to only Manhattan’s Central Park and Washington Square Park citywide, records show. A Parks Department spokesperson insisted Flushing Meadows is properly being guarded, adding it currently has 18 officers assigned over two shifts. Some get high off booze and drugs, rev muscle cars, blast music, and urinate on the grass, they added. Sometimes thousands gather near Meadow Lake, Fountain of the Planets, the officers and union said. “It puts everyone in danger – both the public and our members who lack the resources to enforce the law.”įlushing Meadows has a longstanding reputation of attracting wild gatherings after 9 pm, when the park closes and the public is supposed to leave. “It’s shocking they won’t prioritize a park this big,” said Joe Puleo, president of Local 983 of District Council 37. The city has significantly slashed the number of parks enforcement patrol officers assigned to Flushing Meadows Corona Park over the past few months – a move that left Queens’ largest park without on-duty security during large chunks of at least a dozen days the past month – including Wednesday and Thursday, some officers and their union told The Post. One of the Big Apple’s most popular and crime-ridden parks is routinely being left unguarded. New parent going to a Mets game with a baby? Here’s what you need to know NYPD warns it will take out of action any drones flying near US Open Some last-minute US Open tickets are under $25.
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