ETAs on Some of Brooklyn's Waterfront Projects
As covered by The Post, the Wall Street Journal, Curbed and The Eagle, yesterday the city released “Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan,” a 10-year plan for the city’s shorelines. While there’s little that’s newsy in the way of planned projects, an “Action Agenda” released with the plan [PDF here] is of interest…
As covered by The Post, the Wall Street Journal, Curbed and The Eagle, yesterday the city released “Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan,” a 10-year plan for the city’s shorelines. While there’s little that’s newsy in the way of planned projects, an “Action Agenda” released with the plan [PDF here] is of interest in terms of providing time hooks on some Brooklyn stuff that’s already in the works. Here are some of them:
Brooklyn Bridge Park: The city is looking to have improvements to “the Squibb Park pedestrian bridge, upland recreation areas between Piers 1-6, and active recreation areas on Pier 5” done by 2013.
Coney Island: The “new 2.2-acre Steeplechase Plaza, including performance space, public art, water features, and retail” is supposed to be finished by 2012 and a study “to determine feasibility of ferry service” is supposed to be done this year.
Dumbo: Jane’s Carousel in Empire Fulton Ferry Park is supposed to be good to go sometime this year.
The Brooklyn Greenway: The Columbia Street path is supposed to be fully linked to Dumbo before 2012 is out, and the Red Hook section is supposed to be done this year.
Greenpoint: Transmitter Park is supposed to be finished in 2012.
Sunset Park: The 22-acre Bush Terminal Piers Park, part of the city’s Sunset Park Vision Plan, is set to be completed next year.
Navy Yard: Construction of a “Green Manufacturing Center” is supposed to start by 2013; way back when, this facility was supposed to be done by this year.
Williamsburg: The city anticipates that development on the New Domino will “commence” by 2013.
Vision 2020 [NYC.gov]
The federal funding for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway project was allocated way back in 2005 according to Brooklyn Greenway Initiative.
people need to do at least some minimal research before they come to simpleton conclusions….jaguar
No, you don’t see. Capital projects are funded by the sale of general obligation bonds. Salaries are paid for from taxes. (Of course, the interest on “G-O” bonds are also paid for from taxes, but that’s another chapter in the story.)
Oh, I see, so the Mayor will honor some contracts and not others.
In addition to the issue of capital vs operating budgets, some of these projects have separate funding streams outside of the general budget.
Many of the projects payed for out from general budget funds were agreed to and had contracts signed when the city’s finances were much better off.
Where did our broke ass city, so broke it needs to layoff teachers and close firehouses, find money for this luxury project?