Parts of Brooklyn Bridge Park To Be Completed This Year
At a meeting with Community Board 2’s Parks and Recreation Committee last night, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp. head Regina Myer provided more details about the timeline of the park build-out while deflecting questions about behind-the-scenes political maneuverings surrounding the City’s efforts to wrest control on the park from the State; to date, the project…
At a meeting with Community Board 2’s Parks and Recreation Committee last night, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp. head Regina Myer provided more details about the timeline of the park build-out while deflecting questions about behind-the-scenes political maneuverings surrounding the City’s efforts to wrest control on the park from the State; to date, the project has been a joint effort. Myer told the committee that the volleyball courts, a dog run, and a playground planned for Pier 6 at the end of Atlantic Avenue would be completed by the end of this year but that a restaurant and water taxi berth would have to wait. Meanwhile, work has also begun at Pier 1 at the end of Old Fulton Street. Update: Curbed has the rendering of the plan for Pier 6 posted here.
State: ‘Park’ Still On Time — For Now [Brooklyn Paper]
statestreeter, it has been suggested that BBP is a “shovel ready” project seemingly perfect for stimulus money. However, federal legislators decided not to have “ear marks” for stimulus funds, so BBP cannopt be called out as a specific recepient, and the funds available nationally for park projects is relatively small. Nonetheless, people in a position to try and get some of those funds are actively pursuing that.
Why is nobody suggesting that the park receive stimulus money? If anything is “shovel ready” this project is. Better this than Atlantic Yards.
The rendering in Curbed looks very nice. except for the big blue highrise off to the side that I guess now will just be a vacant lot for a while.
I say if this is not actually built by the end of the year lets take our pitchforks and torches and confront the Development Corporation.
“Sadistic, huh?”
that would be a stretch, but anti-social and against the common good would be a better description of your position here. You are remarkably selfish and self-serving in every position you take. I don’t what else to say about you except I have pity on your child if you really do have one. Having such a person as you as a father would be debilitating to one’s chances of living a happy and healthy life.
that incredibly valuable space and they are putting in a dog run. What a waste of money.
Never said you should do that. You should go to any of the numerous public meetings that they hold, or go to the community board meetings they attend. I’m just saying that getting your news from the Brooklyn Papers on this topic is waaay dumber than getting it from random brownstoner posters. At least the random brownstoner posters are right every once in a while.
bkre,
right, from now on, I will base my opinions on unassailable facts posted by anonymous bloggers on Brownstoner.
Just near term anti-park, wasder. Bad news for the park is good news for the bear market. Long term it’ll be welcome in my book. Sadistic, huh?
***Bid half off peak comps***
BHO–I asked you this the other day, but are you really taking an anti-park position? And if so, why?