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Author Archives: Laura T
City gives our electeds the brush off
The City is giving our elected officials the brush off in response to their call for action on Bushwick Inlet Park. In a letter penned by Parks Commish Adrian Benepe he tells State Assemblyman Joe Lentol, State Senator Dan Squadron and City Councilman Steve Levin that there is no money to make good on [...]
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GROW BUSHWICK INLET PARK!
Join Fellow North Brooklyn Parks Lovers at the OSA Public Parks Forum and make some noise in support of our 28 acre waterfront park. Let the Bloomberg Administration know its NOT OK to reneg on their promise to this community!
AUGUST 17, 2011 AT 7:00 PM
POLISH AND SLAVIC CENTER
176 JAVA STREET BETWEENN MCGUINESS BLVD & [...]
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Bushwick Inlet Park in the News
Both L magazine and Brooklyn 11211 have great write ups about the slow development of Bushwick Inlet Park – now 6 years after the initial promise made to the communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Check them out at the following links –
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/05/27/long-promised-bushwick-inlet-park-still-years-away-from-completion
http://brooklyn11211.com/2011/05/bip-update/
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Check out the NYC Sharks on BIP Soccer Field!
Check out the New York Times article on the professional women’s football team – the NYC Sharks – who practice on the Bushwick Inlet Soccer Field.
You’ll find the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/sports/football/03sharks.html?_r=1
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City’s Vision for NYC Waterfront Names BIP a Priority!
On March 14th, the Bloomberg Administration announced the release of “Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan”, a 10 year vision for the future of our city’s shoreline. Along with it came the “New York City Waterfront Action Agenda” which lists a set of key projects to begin within the next three years. Among [...]
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Brooklyn’s New Parks Commish Calls Bushwick Inlet Park a Priority
Brooklyn’s got a new parks commissioner and in an encouraging sign he is talking about Bushwick Inlet Park as one of his priorities. Kevin Jeffrey, 51, of Crown Heights, officially starts work as borough commissioner on Tuesday, October 12th, taking over from Julius Spiegel who held the post for nearly three decades. From [...]
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Draft NYC Waterfront Plan is Released
The Department of City Planning’s Draft Comprehensive waterfront plan, also known as Vision 2020, is out. That vision, at least with regards to North Brooklyn, reiterates many of the same promises from the 2005 rezoning, including aquisition and development of Bushwick Inlet Park, but there’s also some new stuff for North Brooklyners to get [...]
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A Bushwick Inlet Park Mirage!
Check out this snap taken by Dewey T. this past week of our fair Bushwick Inlet. If we work really hard some day this view will be open to all of us!
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Stand up for Greenpoint and fill out the Newtown Creek Mitigation Funds Survey!
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is making available $10 million to communities affected by delays constructing the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Three groups — a State agency called NYSERDA, Hudson River Foundation and City Parks Foundation — will spend these funds after consulting with community groups.
The funds will be spent [...]
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NBART adds Bushwick Inlet Park parcel listening station to its No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn