Waterfront Park For Brooklyn

The NY Times is reporting that the waterfront park in Brooklyn is closer to being a reality. The plan (click on the image at left to expand), which include a 1.3 mile shoreline, open plazas, and "recreation zones" (think sports fields, water for kayakers, retail stores and restaurants), has been in the works since 2000. The article also points out that at a spring 2002 press conference, Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg said that groundbreaking would start withing a year, but clearly there have been fits and starts. As current Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation president Wendy Leventer says, "Because we're government, we don't do anything in under a year." Ha! One thing is for sure: The development and real estate prices will keep going up.

You can see more photos, schematics, and description of the park from Michael VanValkenburgh & Associates, the designers of the plan. And here's the official Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation website. Also, check out Philip Lopata's book, Waterfront, which looks at NY's waterfront identity.

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By Jen Chung in News on December 24, 2004 11:59 AM

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margie

yeah a park for yuppies to use. the battle for brooklyn will be over!! cant wait to move out of manhattan. now i gots a reason.

Self centered trustafarian yup

But Bobby, what about whiny, self righteously indignant commenters with self-serving, arbitrary sense of territory and an inexplicable need to visit (and comment on) websites they profess to hate?

Bobby

Really the only makeover Brooklyn needs is a concerted effort by the locals to run off the trustafarians, self-centered yuppies, and faux hipsters. You know, sort of like the people who create this online rag.

990000

this is great. I hope it goes through. and I hope they find the best solution to address that cantilevered section of the BQE. between the shady service road at the bottom level and the harshness of the promenade above, it could really use a serious makeover.