Andrew Springer
Five years after rezoning, community still waiting for city to come through on promises
In 2005, the city rezoned a large portion of Greenpoint and Williamsburg to bring new, residential development to the neighborhoods. They also promised it would bring affordable housing and more green space. Nearly five years later, community activists say they’re still waiting on the city to deliver.
City wants collaborative clean-up of Newtown Creek, gives conflicting answers on support of Superfund
The City of New York wants Newtown Creek to be cleaned up in a “collaborative and comprehensive way,” but gave conflicting answers about whether or not it supports adding the creek to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program at a community meeting last night.
Bloomberg breaks ground on McCarren Park Pool renovations
Mayor Michael Bloomberg broke ground on the McCarren Park Pool renovations yesterday in Brooklyn. The project is expected to cost $50 million and will be completed by Spring 2012, NBC4 reported yesterday.
City to host Newtown Creek meeting tonight
The city will hold a meeting on the federal government’s plan to make Newtown Creek a Superfund site tonight at 6 p.m. at Automotive High School in Brooklyn. The meeting is the first held by the city, following two public meetings last month with the Environmental Protection Agency.
City releases plans for Queens waterfront
The City released its plans for redeveloping the Long Island City waterfront, just north of Greenpoint in Queens, with an 11-acre park with water access and 3,000 units of affordable housing, The Queens Chronicle reported yesterday.
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TransGas formally asks high court to hear appeal
Lawyers have formally asked the state’s highest court to review an earlier court decision that blocked TransGas Energy’s controversial plans to build a massive power plant along the East River. The motion asks the court to hear an appeal of a September ruling by a Brooklyn court that blocked the proposed plant.
The rise and fall of McCarren Pool
Remember the good old days of McCarren Park’s pool? The city shut it down in 1983, but enterprising residents revised. The Brooklyn Paper profiled the ups and downs in an article yesterday.
City, Navy named as Gowanus polluters
The city and the U.S. Navy may have to pay for polluting Gowanus Canal if it becomes a Superfund site. The EPA announced they, along with two others, are potentially responsible parties, the Daily News reported on Friday.
