Decking over the highway will give us more park, flood protection and cleaner air At every community meeting in the post Hurricane Sandy planning, decking over the FDR was a top choice. Since then, Rockefeller U decked over the FDR, adding 2 acres and lab buildings for $500M. Now, as the city discusses covering sections of the…
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A Green New Deal for the Lower East Side and East Village
How to Save East River Park, Provide Transportation Equity, Clean Our Air and Address the Climate Crisis. by Howard Brandstein This is the testimony to Community Board #3 Manhattan on ULURP (Universal Land Use Resiliency Plan) to facilitate the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, June 25, 2019. VOTE NO 1. TIME TO ACT ON THE…