City Mulls Millions to Knit Together Bike and Ped Greenway Network in Brooklyn and Queens
Mayor Eric Adams wants to earmark $47.6 million in the upcoming city budget for shared bike and pedestrian paths also known as greenways, a senior official from his administration announced Thursday.
Mayor Pledges BQE Cantilever Repair While Full Fix Is Delayed
Mayor de Blasio said he will unveil details of a long-awaited plan to repair the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s triple cantilever in the coming weeks, but added that a larger long-term transformation will be up to his successor.
Relocation Plan for Concrete Animal Sculptures in Brooklyn Playgrounds Frustrates Locals
A Parks Department representative said they are "looking into relocating" beloved concrete animal sculptures for some of the city's parks.
Artist Selected for Abolitionist-Inspired Installation at Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Square Park
The city has selected borough artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed to erect a text-based public art installation at Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Square Park.
Downtown Brooklyn Could Get Pedestrian-Friendly Revamp With the Help of Bjarke Ingels
The plan includes a series of connected shared streets, the extension of sidewalks on busier streets in the neighborhood and safer crossings.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Is Suing the Creator of Bouncy Squibb Bridge for $6 Million
It was supposed to be a mini modern marvel: an innovative zigzagging, bouncing wooden bridge spanning the BQE to connect Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park. But less than two years after opening, the Squibb Park Bridge was abruptly closed because of structural instability. And it’s still closed.
Today, Brooklyn Bridge Park revealed that it is now suing the creators of the ultra-bouncy bridge — engineering firm HNTB, who are also building the new Kosciuszko Bridge — for $6 million over what it says is a faulty design.
Witnesses Promise $5.5 Million to Repair Dumbo Park. Enough to Fix Community Relationship?
Talk about a quick turnaround. Just three weeks after local pols called for the Jehovah’s Witnesses to make once-promised repairs to Dumbo’s Bridge Park II, the religious organization pledged $5.5 million to overhaul the park.
Or is it a long-delayed turnaround?
Murals Painted at Two Once-Forgotten, Now-Controversial Parks in Dumbo
Not long ago, you couldn’t be faulted for confusing the asphalt-covered Bridge Park II for an empty parking lot. But last week, a large-scale activity mural began taking shape at the site, and at the nearby Bridge Park 3.
Regardless of the new paint, a controversy over who is responsible for larger fixes at the park has only just begun.
Brooklyn Politicians Pen Letter to Witnesses Calling for Local Improvements
A handful of local figures and politicians — including Steve Levin, Laurie Cumbo, and Letitia James — are calling for the Jehovah’s Witnesses to fulfill promises the group made in 2004 to fix a Dumbo park and subway station.
The politicians sent a letter to Richard Devine, spokesman of the Brooklyn-based religious group, on December 22. You can read the full letter below, but the gist of it closely echoes the call for improvements made by former New York City Council Member David Yassky.
Two Long-in-the-Works Brooklyn Parks Receive Funding
In the most recent development of the ExxonMobil pollution payout, remaining settlement money will be allocated to building Brooklyn parks. Separately, the Columbia Street Greenway expansion has also received a recent infusion of cash.