Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

===Post-World's Fairs===

==== Late 20th century ====
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Although the park was opened, it had yet to become the grand park Moses had originally envisioned.{{sfn|Caro|1974|pp=1086–1087}} In August 1967, new parks commissioner [[August Heckscher II]] sought to begin improvements on the park in order to turn it into the "Central Park of the 20th century." A new plan for the park had been designed by architects [[Marcel Breuer]] and [[Kenzō Tange]], but the project did not receive funds due to communication issues with the [[New York City Comptroller]]'s office.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hoffman|first1=Paul|title=PARK IN FLUSHING GETS TOP PRIORITY; Heckscher Hopes to Make It the 'Park of the Century'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/08/28/archives/park-in-flushing-gets-top-priority-heckscher-hopes-to-make-it-the.html|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 28, 1967|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407073155/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/08/28/archives/park-in-flushing-gets-top-priority-heckscher-hopes-to-make-it-the.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Huxtable|first1=Ada Louise|title=Flushing Meadows Park Plan Delayed by Auditing; AUDITING DELAYS PARK IN FLUSHING|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07E6DC163BE637A25751C1A96E9C946691D6CF&legacy=true|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 12, 1967|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009093404/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07E6DC163BE637A25751C1A96E9C946691D6CF&legacy=true|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1972, little development had taken place to improve the park, while many World's Fair structures remained in disrepair.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weiss|first1=Samuel|title=Future of the Fair Site Still Debated|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/10/archives/future-of-the-fair-site-still-debated.html|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 10, 1972|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407073205/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/10/archives/future-of-the-fair-site-still-debated.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes-FMCP-Dec1978"/> The disrepair was systematic within the park system, a product of lack of funding during that decade's [[New York City fiscal crisis|fiscal crisis]].{{sfn|Historic Preservation Studio|2015|p=19}} This state of disrepair continued into the 1980s.<ref name="ChiTribune-FMCP-Wasteland">{{cite news|last1=Coakley|first1=Michael|title='64 Flushing Meadows fair site becomes $1 billion wasteland|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1984/06/24/page/3/article/64-flushing-meadows-fair-site-becomes-1-billion-wasteland/index.html|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=August 24, 1984|location=[[New York City]]|archive-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330180509/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1984/06/24/page/3/article/64-flushing-meadows-fair-site-becomes-1-billion-wasteland/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1975, a group of [[Traditionalist Catholicism|traditionalist Catholics]] started to assemble at the old Vatican Pavilion [[exedra]] monument of the 1964 New York World's Fair to have evening [[rosary]] prayer vigils, having been obligated to relocate from [[Bayside, Queens]]. This was led by a woman named [[Veronica Lueken]] who claimed she was experiencing [[Visions of Jesus and Mary|visions]] there of the [[Virgin Mary]], and giving out supposed messages from heaven, frequently apocalyptic in nature.<ref name=Laycock2014>{{cite book | last=Laycock | first=J.P. | title=The Seer of Bayside: Veronica Lueken and the Struggle to Define Catholicism | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-19-937968-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVZwBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT14 | page=14 | access-date=March 29, 2021 | archive-date=October 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001175647/https://books.google.com/books?id=WVZwBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT14 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=nyt20031009>{{Cite news|last=Kilgannon|first=Corey|date=October 9, 2003|title=Visions of Doom Endure in Queens; Prophecy, and a Rift, at a Shrine|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/nyregion/visions-of-doom-endure-in-queens-prophecy-and-a-rift-at-a-shrine.html|access-date=March 29, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411045652/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/nyregion/visions-of-doom-endure-in-queens-prophecy-and-a-rift-at-a-shrine.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At its height in the late 20th century, thousands of people attended the nightly events, held on different [[feast days]].<ref name=nyt20031009/> One event in June 1983 attracted fifteen thousand pilgrims.<ref name=Laycock2014/> Despite the events' popularity, Bishop [[Francis Mugavero]], then Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]], stated in a 1986 "Declaration Concerning the Bayside Movement" that the events lacked credibility.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mugavero|first=Francis|date=November 4, 1986|title=Declaration Concerning the 'Bayside Movement'|url=https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/declaration-concerning-the-bayside-movement-11313|url-status=live|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=EWTN Global Catholic Television Network|language=en|archive-date=March 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323020955/https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/declaration-concerning-the-bayside-movement-11313}}</ref><ref name="NYC Department of Records & Information Services 2019">{{cite web|date=December 20, 2019|title=The Seer of Bayside|url=https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/12/20/the-seer-of-bayside|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=NYC Department of Records & Information Services|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304134326/https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/12/20/the-seer-of-bayside|url-status=live}}</ref> After Lueken's death in 1995, and her husband's death in 2002, their followers divided into two small camps that continued to visit the park for vigils.<ref name=nyt20031009/><ref name="NYC Department of Records & Information Services 2019" />

Additionally, in 1978, the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament was moved from the [[West Side Tennis Club]] in [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]] to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The tournament was originally held in the [[Singer Bowl]] stadium (renamed the [[Louis Armstrong Stadium]]), a 1964 World's Fair structure which was renovated and expanded for the tournament. Other parts of the park were also repaired or expanded for the tournament, including the fountains of the Unisphere.<ref name="NYTimes-FMCP-Dec1978">{{cite news|last1=Shaman|first1=Diana|title=In Corona, They Look for a Lift From Tennis|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/03/archives/in-corona-they-look-for-a-lift-from-tennis-corona-looks-for-a.html|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 3, 1978|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170228/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/03/archives/in-corona-they-look-for-a-lift-from-tennis-corona-looks-for-a.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Open Site Goes Public for '78|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/28/archives/us-open-site-goes-public-for-78.html|access-date=March 30, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 28, 1977|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726171030/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/28/archives/us-open-site-goes-public-for-78.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Arne Abramowitz became administrator of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in 1986 and soon began planning a renovation of the park.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rivera|first=Elaine|date=December 30, 1986|title=New Park Chief Building a Career in Open Spaces|pages=21|work=Newsday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217784/new-park-chief-building-a-career-in/|access-date=July 26, 2021|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161020/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217784/new-park-chief-building-a-career-in/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, NYC Parks announced an $80 million rehabilitation of the park.<ref name="nyt19871119">{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Susan Heller|date=November 19, 1987|title=Park in Queens to Get $80 Million Restoration|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/19/nyregion/park-in-queens-to-get-80-million-restoration.html|access-date=July 26, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161015/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/19/nyregion/park-in-queens-to-get-80-million-restoration.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nydn19870920">{{Cite news|last=Neugebauer|first=William|date=September 20, 1987|title=It may be the jewel in city park crown|pages=318, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216838/flushing-meadows/ 319]|work=New York Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216761/it-may-be-the-jewel-in-city-park-crown/|access-date=July 26, 2021|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161007/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216761/it-may-be-the-jewel-in-city-park-crown/|url-status=live}}</ref> The renovation had been planned since the early 1980s but had been deferred due to a lack of funding.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Polsky|first=Carol|date=August 9, 1988|title=Flushing Meadows Stuck in Park|pages=9, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216396/queens-park-lurches-forward/ 24]|work=Newsday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216298/flushing-meadows-stuck-in-park/|access-date=July 26, 2021|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161010/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82216298/flushing-meadows-stuck-in-park/|url-status=live}}</ref> The grounds of the park's northern section were landscaped in 1992,<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 17, 1992|title=Overdue facelift for park in works|pages=207, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217132/ 216], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217226/ 217]|work=Newsday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217067/overdue-facelift-for-park-in-works/|access-date=July 26, 2021|via=newspapers.com {{Open access}}|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161013/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82217067/overdue-facelift-for-park-in-works/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the restoration of the Unisphere was completed in May 1994.<ref name="Huang 1994">{{cite news|last=Huang|first=Vivian|date=June 1, 1994|title=Let us spray for Unisphere|page=293|work=New York Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38447214/|access-date=November 4, 2019|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}|archive-date=January 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123222859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38447214/let-us-spray-for-unisphere/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Muschamp 1994">{{Cite news|last=Muschamp|first=Herbert|date=September 2, 1994|title=Summer's Last Hurrah: The Final Fling Before the Fall; Recircling the Globe|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/02/arts/summer-s-last-hurrah-the-final-fling-before-the-fall-recircling-the-globe.html|access-date=November 4, 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019233411/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/02/arts/summer-s-last-hurrah-the-final-fling-before-the-fall-recircling-the-globe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the early 1990s, the New York State Pavilion's ledges, steps, and fountain grates have been utilized by skateboarders and featured in famous east coast skateboarding videos.<ref name="VillageVoice-MaloofCup-2010">{{cite news|last1=Thrasher|first1=Steven|title=Maloof Money Brings NYC a Massive Skate Party, and a Free Park|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printView/6664878|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=May 18, 2010|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419102228/http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printView/6664878|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="QChron-MaloofCup-Jun2010">{{cite news|last1=Fischler|first1=Jacob|title=Queens tweaks its wheels at first skate tourney|url=http://www.qchron.com/editions/north/queens-tweaks-its-wheels-at-first-skate-tourney/article_6c62e43a-1967-5292-9259-67c6c3f3c119.html|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=Queens Chronicle|date=June 10, 2010|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615074444/http://www.qchron.com/editions/north/queens-tweaks-its-wheels-at-first-skate-tourney/article_6c62e43a-1967-5292-9259-67c6c3f3c119.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mehring|first1=Jonathon|title=Tribute to NYC street skating: Testing Out Flushing Meadows|url=http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/gallery/13616668/image/2/testing-flushing-meadows|publisher=[[X Games]]|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103931/http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/gallery/13616668/image/2/testing-flushing-meadows|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Early 21st century ====
By the early 2000s, the park had become the residence of a number of homeless people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/nyregion/26census.html |work=The New York Times |first=Alan |last=Feuer |title=Who Calls Central Park Home? Census Counts 25 |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407073255/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/nyregion/26census.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This fact received attention after five possibly homeless individuals abducted, raped, and threatened to kill a woman who had been sitting with her partner at the nearby [[Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)|Mets–Willets Point subway station]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/28/nyregion/squalid-site-of-queens-rape-unnoticed-by-public-nearby.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |work=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Wilson |title=Squalid Site of Queens Rape Unnoticed by Public Nearby |date=December 28, 2002 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201304/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/28/nyregion/squalid-site-of-queens-rape-unnoticed-by-public-nearby.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Nike_Go_Play_Day_-_Skate_Kitchen_and_Quell_skateboarding_meet_up_hosted_by_Leo_Baker.jpg|thumb|Nike Go Play Day - Skate Kitchen and Quell skateboarding meet up hosted by Leo Baker at the Maloof Skatepark]]

Several improvements were made to Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the 2000s and 2010s. The Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Conservancy was formed in 2002 to advocate for parkland in the area.<ref>{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Shane | title=Willow Lake trail named for the late Pat Dolan - A nature trail that winds around a lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was renamed Sunday in honor of a woman who worked for years to preserve its natural beauty. On Sunday morning at a Kew Gardens... | website=Queens Ledger | date=April 24, 2013 | url=http://queensledger.com/view/full_story/22345219/article-Willow-Lake-trail-named-for-the-late-Pat-Dolan | access-date=August 22, 2019 | archive-date=April 7, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407074533/http://queensledger.com/view/full_story/22345219/article-Willow-Lake-trail-named-for-the-late-Pat-Dolan | url-status=live }}</ref> The $66.3&nbsp;million [[Flushing Meadows Natatorium]], encompassing an Olympic-sized public indoor pool and an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] regulation-sized skating rink, opened in 2008. The facility is the largest recreation complex in any New York City park, at {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/capital/parks/flushing_meadows_corona_park_pool_rink.html |title= Flushing Meadows Corona Park |publisher= [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]] |access-date= March 19, 2018 |archive-date= November 26, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111126045336/http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/capital/parks/flushing_meadows_corona_park_pool_rink.html |url-status= live }}</ref> This was followed by the opening of [[Citi Field]], a new baseball field to replace Shea Stadium, in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/sports/baseball/30vecsey.html|title=Ballpark Pioneers Witness Citi Field's First Pitch|last=Vecsey|first=George|date=March 29, 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 22, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407073335/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/sports/baseball/30vecsey.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another public-private partnership, the Alliance for Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, was created in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151116/corona/new-alliance-for-flushing-meadows-corona-park-hopes-boost-funds|title=New Alliance for Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Hopes to Boost Funds|website=DNAinfo New York|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201192248/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151116/corona/new-alliance-for-flushing-meadows-corona-park-hopes-boost-funds/|archive-date=December 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It commenced construction on, or announced plans for, several improvement projects at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amny.com/news/worlds-fair-fountains-queens-1.16726028|title=World's Fair fountains in Queens to get $5M makeover|date=February 12, 2018|website=am New York|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205632/https://www.amny.com/news/worlds-fair-fountains-queens-1.16726028|url-status=live}}</ref> These included a plan to restore the New York State Pavilion,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/fmcp-projects-win-design-awards/article_d4258bc1-5677-5a2e-bb79-e06306ed92ae.html|title=FMCP projects win design awards|last=Haynes|first=Daniel C.|date=June 2, 2018|website=Queens Chronicle|access-date=June 2, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117131738/https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/fmcp-projects-win-design-awards/article_d4258bc1-5677-5a2e-bb79-e06306ed92ae.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7009|title=New York State Pavilion Observation Towers Reconstruction : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407073419/https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7009|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the construction of a "mist garden" in the park's Fountains of the Fairs.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/13/17007934/queens-flushing-meadows-park-world-fair-fountains-renovation|title=World's Fair fountains in Queens will transform into 'mist gardens'|last=Plitt|first=Amy|date=February 13, 2018|website=Curbed NY|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726023508/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/13/17007934/queens-flushing-meadows-park-world-fair-fountains-renovation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7391|title=Flushing Meadows Corona Park Fountain of the Fairs Reconstruction : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205635/https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7391|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Other projects included the construction of a promenade around Meadow Lake<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/5977|title=Flushing Meadows Corona Park Meadow Lake Promenade Reconstruction : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205629/https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/5977|url-status=live}}</ref> and the rehabilitation of the World's Fair Playground and the marina.<ref name=":2" /> In 2015, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park also started hosting the [[Queens Night Market]], a summertime food market that features cuisine from dozens of countries.<ref name=QueensNightMarket>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/new-york-voted-best-city-in-the-world-in-massive-worldwide-survey-031119|title=Citing its diversity and culture, NYC was voted best city in the world in new global survey|first=Will|last=Gleason|work=TimeOut|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511000342/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/new-york-voted-best-city-in-the-world-in-massive-worldwide-survey-031119|url-status=live}}</ref> The market became popular due to its affordability, since all food cost a maximum of $5–6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qns.com/story/2019/04/18/queens-international-night-market-kicks-off-another-season-saturday-night/|title=Queens International Night Market kicks off another season Saturday night|last=Parry|first=Bill|date=April 18, 2019|website=QNS.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525021457/https://qns.com/story/2019/04/18/queens-international-night-market-kicks-off-another-season-saturday-night/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/queens-night-market-begins-a-new-chapter-11552005423|title=Queens Night Market Begins a New Chapter|last=Passy|first=Charles|date=March 8, 2019|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=May 22, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517051413/https://www.wsj.com/articles/queens-night-market-begins-a-new-chapter-11552005423|url-status=live}}</ref> Another food festival, the World's Fare, started in 2017 and is hosted in Citi Field's parking lot on about the third weekend of May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qns.com/story/2018/11/28/worlds-fare-return-flushings-citi-field-may-2019-second-helping-global-eats/|title=The World's Fare returns to Flushing's Citi Field in May of 2019 for second helping of global eats|last=Hallum|first=Mark|date=November 28, 2018|website=QNS.com|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525025103/https://qns.com/story/2018/11/28/worlds-fare-return-flushings-citi-field-may-2019-second-helping-global-eats/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/worlds-fare-returns-to-queens-for-weekend-of-global-cuisine/ar-AABvKSF|title='World's Fare' Returns To Queens For Weekend Of Global Cuisine|date=May 10, 2019|website=MSN|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231091556/https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/worlds-fare-returns-to-queens-for-weekend-of-global-cuisine/ar-AABvKSF|url-status=live}}</ref> Restoration of the New York State Pavilion began in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NYC Parks breaks ground on $24 million project to preserve the World's Fair Pavilion towers|url=https://qns.com/story/2019/11/08/nyc-parks-breaks-ground-on-24-million-project-to-preserve-the-worlds-fair-pavilion-towers/|last=Parry|first=Bill|date=November 8, 2019|website=QNS.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815200413/https://qns.com/story/2019/11/08/nyc-parks-breaks-ground-on-24-million-project-to-preserve-the-worlds-fair-pavilion-towers/|url-status=live}}</ref> as did work on the Fountains of the Fairs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flushing Meadows Corona Park Fountain of the Fairs Reconstruction|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7391|publisher=New York City Department of Parks and Recreation|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426183309/https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7391|url-status=live}}</ref> The Fountains of the Fairs were dedicated in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web | last=Parry | first=Bill | title=City completes $6.8 million restoration of fountains at Flushing Meadows Corona Park | website=QNS.com | date=October 29, 2020 | url=https://qns.com/2020/10/city-completes-6-8-million-restoration-of-fountains-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ | access-date=July 26, 2021 | archive-date=June 25, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625113928/https://qns.com/2020/10/city-completes-6-8-million-restoration-of-fountains-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Weaver | first=Shaye | title=See the new misting plaza at Flushing Meadows Corona Park | website=Time Out New York | date=October 30, 2020 | url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/see-the-new-misting-plaza-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park-103020 | access-date=July 26, 2021 | archive-date=July 26, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726021756/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/see-the-new-misting-plaza-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park-103020 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2022, the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) gave a local group, the Waterfront Alliance, a $530,000 grant to study the effects of climate change at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park after U.S. representative [[Grace Meng]] had requested the grant the previous year.<ref name="Crain's New York Business 2022">{{cite web | title=Flood-prone city park gets a climate resilience plan | website=Crain's New York Business | date=March 31, 2022 | url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/climate-change/flood-prone-flushing-meadows-corona-park-gets-climate-resilience-plan | access-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031225315/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/climate-change/flood-prone-flushing-meadows-corona-park-gets-climate-resilience-plan | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Feldman 2022"/> The park was extremely vulnerable to flooding because of its topography and because of [[sea level rise]] caused by [[global warming]]. Climate scientists had predicted that parts of the park would be flooded regularly by the 2050s<ref name="Feldman 2022"/> and that the entire park could be underwater by the 2080s.<ref name="Crain's New York Business 2022"/><ref name="Parry 2022">{{cite web | last=Parry | first=Bill | title=Waterfront Alliance secures federal funding for climate resilience plan for Flushing Meadows Corona Park – QNS.com | website=QNS.com | date=April 1, 2022 | url=https://qns.com/2022/04/waterfront-alliance-climate-resilience-plan-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ | access-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031222300/https://qns.com/2022/04/waterfront-alliance-climate-resilience-plan-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ | url-status=live }}</ref> At the time, the city government was spending $350 million on various upgrades at the park.<ref name="Feldman 2022">{{cite web | last=Feldman | first=Ari Ephraim | title=Federal grant spurs Flushing Meadows Corona Park resiliency plan | website=Spectrum News NY1 New York City | date=March 17, 2022 | url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/03/17/federal-grant-spurs-flushing-meadows-corona-park-resiliency-plan | access-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-date=October 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031222259/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/03/17/federal-grant-spurs-flushing-meadows-corona-park-resiliency-plan | url-status=live }}</ref> By mid-2023, the New York City government was considering erecting tents in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to temporarily house asylum seekers. This move came after the federal government repealed an order authorizing [[Title 42 expulsion]]s of migrants, which had been implemented during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=nyt-2023-05-08>{{Cite news|last=Rubinstein|first=Dana|date=May 8, 2023|title=Racetracks, Parks, Offices: A Frantic Search for Migrant Housing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/nyregion/migrants-shelter-flatiron-nyc.html|access-date=May 12, 2023|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512155932/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/nyregion/migrants-shelter-flatiron-nyc.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gloria Pazmino 2023">{{cite web | last=Gloria Pazmino | first=Samantha Beech | title=New York City mayor announces plan to transport willing migrants to locations outside the city ahead of expected surge | website=CNN | date=May 6, 2023 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/us/nyc-tent-housing-migrant-surge/index.html | access-date=May 12, 2023 | archive-date=May 12, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512001514/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/us/nyc-tent-housing-migrant-surge/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref>