STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The long-awaited Ocean Breeze Indoor Horse Riding Arena is expected to open "in the next couple of months," according to the city Parks Department.

The Department of Design and Construction, the city agency managing the construction, "is finishing up punch-list items," Parks spokeswoman Tara Deighan told the Advance. "We expect to host a ribbon cutting for the facility in the next couple of months."

The pre-engineered metal building includes a nearly 5,800-square-foot riding arena, stables, areas for feeding and grooming the horses, offices, a lobby and an observation room for visitors.

The arena will provide year-round support for physical and occupational therapy programs, and will also be available for members of the community to use.

The arena will also serve as the headquarters of Helping Others Overcome Personal Handicaps (HOOPH), a therapeutic riding program for New York City's disabled community.

It will be ADA accessible, with ample parking for ADA-accessible vans.

The official groundbreaking for the facility was in May 2014.