The 75 To get New 407 Acre Park!

[markoccb]

Cuomo proposes 407-acre state park near Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn (updated)

It would be among the largest parks in New York City
By Amy Plitt@plitter Updated Jan 4, 2018, 2:16pm EST






New York City may soon be getting an expansive new green space—if Governor Andrew Cuomo has anything to do with it, anyway. As part of his State of the State speech on Wednesday, Cuomo announced plans to construct a new, 407-acre state park near Jamaica Bay. Its first phase is expected to open in 2019.

This morning, Cuomo’s office released more details—along with some spiffy new renderings—that offer a peek at what it will look like. “We are committed to ensuring every New Yorker can access the recreational, health and community benefits of open space, and this park will open new doors to wellness for New Yorkers who need it most,” the governor said in a statement.



The new park will be constructed on land that was once occupied by the former Pennsylvania Avenue and Fountain Avenue Landfills, where a remediation effort has been ongoing since 2002, and the design process is already underway. Per the very thorough document expanding on the proposals in Cuomo’s speech, it will include the following:

3.5 miles of waterfront, paths and trails, and access to a unique coastal highland with unmatched views of Jamaica Bay. Activities will include biking, hiking, fishing, kayaking, and environmental education, and amenities will include comfort stations, shade structures and concessions.

And per a press release, “Later phases will include construction of a connecting bridge between the two sites, dedicated environmental education facilities, and an amphitheater, creating a unique and expansive cultural and natural space for the community.”



In a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio stated that the park would be built “on federal land fronting on Jamaica Bay” that’s near Spring Creek. The city will work with the state and the National Parks Service on the project.

In November, Curbed contributor Nathan Kensinger explored the area near Spring Creek, and noted that several projects were underway to improve the natural landscape there:

Government agencies at the city, state, and federal level are now collaborating on several projects that could help improve the health of this denigrated watershed. In the northern section of Spring Creek Park, near Lindenwood, a reforestation project is now underway by the NYC Parks Department’s Natural Resources Group, while in the southern section of the creek, the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation is directing a Storm Resilience and Ecosystem Restoration project. And this September, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released an initial report for a possible restoration project in 47 acres of Spring Creek’s salt marsh.

The park would join just a handful of state parks located within New York City, including East River State Park, Hudson River Park, FDR Four Freedoms Park, and Riverbank State Park. The area Cuomo mentioned is also near Floyd Bennet Field, part of the larger Gateway National Recreation Area; that’s one of a handful of national parks in New York City.

[hapd]

NYPD RANT 1998 to THEE RANT 7/13/2017 16,575 posts and who's counting?

oh, what could it be named-homicides and shitte by da water?

[The Washroom Attendant]

Who is paying for the bushes for muggers to hide behind?

[meznoktoz]

Will they have to stop construction and development every time human bones are found?

[Pressure Point Cop]

Exactly what the locals in the 075 want..... green grass and open space. Densely forested trees with swinging vines and ample supplies of low hanging coconuts and bananas would be more appropriate.

[msmajor]

You can almost hear the drums playing in the background as the predatory types are chasing down the victimatory types and afterwards the jackals fighting for the remains. They will have an updated “Sector Adam” program which will have officers in khaki shorts, and wide brim slouch hats, and classes in Bantu. During the training, instead of coffee and, Ms De Blas can make bushmeat canapés. Sign me up.

[dustoff262]

Jan 6, 2018 14:37:01 GMT -5 hapd said:

NYPD RANT 1998 to THEE RANT 7/13/2017 16,575 posts and who's counting?

oh, what could it be named-homicides and shitte by da water?

While doing a Cat Car several years ago, an old timer in his late 70s, walked up to us and started talking shop. One of the things I remember hearing him say was when they built Starrett City, detectives from all over bklyn would go dig up their coffee cans. Construction workers would find skeletons everywhere they dug. It would shut down construction for a few days each week to the point that the guys just stopped calling the cops and just continued bulldozing the area. The landfill across the way probably has dozens of bodies buried there too, but the garbage pile is so high, those bodies are most likely 75' down by now.

Good luck to the 75 when responding to 911 calls in that area. Might as well open a satellite pct there.

[Blue Trumpet]

Jan 6, 2018 20:27:35 GMT -5 msmajor said:

You can almost hear the drums playing in the background as the predatory types are chasing down the victimatory types and afterwards the jackals fighting for the remains. They will have an updated “Sector Adam” program which will have officers in khaki shorts, and wide brim slouch hats, and classes in Bantu. During the training, instead of coffee and, Ms De Blas can make bushmeat canapés. Sign me up.

State Park? Let Cuomo's NYC Trooper detachment cover it!

[blackcoffeenosugar]

Jan 6, 2018 21:03:20 GMT -5 Blue Trumpet said:

Jan 6, 2018 20:27:35 GMT -5 msmajor said:

You can almost hear the drums playing in the background as the predatory types are chasing down the victimatory types and afterwards the jackals fighting for the remains. They will have an updated “Sector Adam” program which will have officers in khaki shorts, and wide brim slouch hats, and classes in Bantu. During the training, instead of coffee and, Ms De Blas can make bushmeat canapés. Sign me up.

State Park? Let Cuomo's NYC Trooper detachment cover it!

From the movie: "The Naked Prey"

[msmajor]

Last Orioles fan out of Camden Yards.

[The Lou]

Maybe they will create a new precinct (CPP). Wasn't that area where the mob would bury the bodies so to speak?

[markoccb]

So this will be a State Park owned by the US National Park Service located in NYC. We could have US Park Police, State Troopers & 75 Pct cops all patrolling this urban Serengeti and trying to save as many Wildebeest as possible!