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Author Archives: Laura T
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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North 5th Street Pier is OPEN!
Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park thinks of the North 5th Street Pier to the south like a little sister (or a little brother depending on how you like to genderize your waterfront parks). So we’re thrilled to announce that after what seemed like endless holdups the North 5th Street access to the waterfront pier [...]
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When will they start construction on the Community Parks Building at Bushwick Inlet Park?
While it was initially expected that construction on Phase Two of the Bushwick Inlet Park development would begin in the spring, as often happens with construction projects, there has been a holdup gumming the works.
Apparently the issue was getting the NYC Comptroller’s office to OK the contractor on the job. That’s apparently finally happened but [...]
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VISION 2020 Workshop comes to Brooklyn Monday, May 17th
The Bloomberg Administration wants YOUR input about the development of OUR waterfront. This Monday, May 17th, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School, Dekalb Ave. & S. Elliot Pl, Brooklyn.
It’s VITAL that we are represented at this meeting! We need to make sure the city follows up on its agreement to make [...]
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Bloomberg’s 2010 Budget – $110 Million for Williamsburg/Greenpoint Waterfront
Of course we are saddened by the plan to cut the city workforce by 10,000 jobs. But there is some good news in the budget for our community…
According to the May 11, 2010 NY Observer….
In the capital plan proposed last week, more than $160 million in new funding was earmarked for two planned parks-$110 [...]
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Gettin’ Busy at The Bushwick Inlet… cleaning up trash!
The folks at NYC Community Cleanup were at it again this Monday – cleaning up the public sidewalk that fronts Bushwick Inlet. How much do we love these guys? This is the second time they’ve done us this kindness, making it cleaner & safer for all of us to stroll past the Inlet. Thanks NYC [...]
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City’s Vision for NYC Waterfront Names BIP a Priority!