Julio Carballo Fields is a park in the Hunt's Point section of

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. Originally called Manida Park, it was renamed in 1997 to honor Julio Carballo (1950–1996), who ran a neighborhood youth baseball program in the 1970s and 1980s. The park was originally constructed in 1992 as a temporary field for baseball and softball games, and transferred to the

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in 1993. At the time, it was one of only three parks in Hunt's Point. The park underwent a $1 million renovation starting in 2006. At that time, the ball fields were reconstructed, landscaping done and play equipment, a spray shower, and picnic area were installed. The renovation was completed in 2008 at an ultimate cost of $2 million, with the project marred by a contractor bribery scandal.

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