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Brooklyn Community District 07
4201 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Phone: 718.854.0003
Fax: 718.436.1142
Email: communityboard7@yahoo.com
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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative site
Draft Greenway Plan for CB2 & CB6 (PDF)
Brooklyn Bridge Park NYC Wired Forum
NYCEDC Development Studies of Brooklyn Piers 7-12
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s Vision for the Greenway at Piers 7-12
Van Valkenburgh Architects: Brooklyn Bridge Park Plans (flash site)
Brooklyn Greenway
In 1993, the Brooklyn Waterfront Trail was identified as a priority route in the Department of City Planning's Greenway Plan for New York City, which outlined a vision for a citywide 350-mile network of greenways. The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway project area now spans 14 miles of Brooklyn waterfront.
When completed, it will provide a human scale connection between numerous waterfront communities now divided by highways and transit infrastructure. Benefits will include more waterfront access, better quality of life, healthier lifestyles, more diverse transportation options, and increased economic development, as more people find Brooklyn a desirable place to live or relocate their business.
The proposed Greenway will stretch from Sunset Park to Newtown Creek in Greenpoint. Within the 14 mile Greenway will be the Brooklyn Bridge Park and other large-scale redevelopments. In addition to the planning for the Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the New York City Economic Development Corporation has recently focused on the planning and redevelopment initiative to help guide the future of Brooklyn Piers 7-12. On May 31, 2006, ownership of Piers 1, 2, 3, and part of Pier 5 was transferred from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation (BBPDC), a significant step in the completion of the project. A map of the greenway is linked on the right.
Opponents have filed suit against the Empire State Development Corporation for including shops, restaurants, a hotel and 1,210 condos to the Brooklyn Bridge Park plan. The ESDC insists that private fund are needed to maintain the project.
Recent headlines
Public Enjoying First Piece of Brooklyn Bridge Park
July 28, 2008
New York Post
Parts of Brooklyn Bridge Park to be Operational in 2009
July 11, 2008
Brooklyn Papers
Renderings of Brooklyn Bridge Park Released
July 2, 2008
Brownstoner
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Bush Terminal Park
The Bush Terminal piers in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, had long been an active port until industrial contamination made them unusable in the 1970s. Now, the city and state have combined to give $36 million to develop a new park at the site, located on 23 acres between 43rd and 51st Streets. The state will provide $17.8 million, the city $9 million and the federal government $8 million for the largest grant ever awarded for a brownfield site by New York state. The city's Economic Development Corporation will be in charge of constructing the park as well as new waterfront access points to link upland communities. As the early designs continue to evolve, ball fields, a fishing pier, restaurants, a banquet hall and an indoor ice rink have all been added to park plans.
Recent headlines
Recycling Company to Stay on Sunset Park Waterfront
June 13, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle
Parks Perk Up Brooklyn
April 21, 2006
New York Post
Changes Lie Ahead for Planned Park
February 25, 2005
Gotham Gazette