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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.

Recycling Company to Stay on Sunset Park Waterfront

Community Board 7’s Land Use and Zoning Committee unanimously voted to recommend the renewal of EJ Plastics’ lease on Unit D of the Bush Terminal complex to the full community board. The Bush Terminal is located in the Southwest Brooklyn Empire Zone and is adjacent to the Bush Terminal waterfront park. Jeremy Laufer, the committee’s director, said that the business is a good fit for Sunset Park’s waterfront, as it provides jobs to local residents and helps the environment through recycling. The community board will hear the committee’s report and vote on the matter on Wednesday, June 18.

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Parks Perk Up Brooklyn

Twenty-three acres of dilapidated and polluted waterfront in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn will be transformed into a new park thanks to the largest grant ever awarded by the state to clean up so-called brownfields.

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Changes Lie Ahead for Planned Park

In the next few years the boys, and all Sunset Park residents, may have a new waterfront park – instead of a cemetery – to use for recreation. But the project still faces challenges. Before the park can be built the site must be decontaminated.

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