Northeast Park, Minneapolis Explained

Official Name:Northeast Park
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Type4:Community
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Name2:Hennepin
Subdivision Name3:Minneapolis
Subdivision Name4:Northeast
Seat Type:City Council Ward
Seat:1
Leader Title:Council Member
Leader Name:Elliott Payne
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:0.704
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:797
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:55413, 55418
Area Code:612

Northeast Park is a neighborhood in the Northeast community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 18th Avenue NE and New Brighton Boulevard to the north, the city limits to the northeast, Interstate 35W to the southeast, Broadway Street NE to the south, and Central Avenue to the west. It is one of ten neighborhoods in Ward 1 of Minneapolis, [3] currently represented by Council President Elliott Payne.

The Quarry shopping center is located in this neighborhood. Northeast Athletic Field Park resides in the neighborhood with various baseball fields, soccer fields and playgrounds. In 2018, A new Recreation center was built in the Northeast Athletic Field Park.

In 2023, the Northeast Park and Beltrami neighborhood associations voted to voted to merge into the new Lower Northeast Neighborhoods Association.[4] The two associations sought the merger to combine resources. Financial assistance from the city of Minneapolis had been declining. The nearby neighborhood associations of Logan Park and St. Anthony East declined to join the merged organization.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Park neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), 55413 detailed profile . 2011 . . 2013-11-16.
  2. Web site: Northeast Park neighborhood data . Minnesota Compass . 2023-04-02.
  3. Web site: Find My Ward . City of Minneapolis . 19 April 2024.
  4. Web site: About Lower Northeast Neighborhood Association . Lower Northeast Neighborhood Association . 22 April 2024.
  5. News: Du . Susan . Two northeast Minneapolis neighborhood associations to merge amid diminished funding . 1 January 2024 . Star Tribune . October 26, 2023.
  6. News: Du . Susan . Minneapolis neighborhood groups consider mergers to cope with diminishing city funds . 1 January 2024 . Star Tribune . November 25, 2022.