Sunset Park waterfront to be cleaned up and converted

anonymous

http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?id=13456


Funds slated for Brooklyn waterfront cleanup
by Catherine Tymkiw
City and state officials on Thursday announced $36 million in funding to help clean up and redevelop the Bush Terminal Piers in Brooklyn.

The city plans to clean up the site, located on the Sunset Park waterfront between 43rd and 51st streets. The Bush Terminal site had been an active port before becoming contaminated in the 1970s because of illegal dumping of oil, demolition debris and wastewater.



After clean up the site will be transformed into athletic fields, walkways, natural areas, an environmental education center, a boat-building area, a fishing pier, seasonal restaurant booths, a community building, and a banquet hall.

"I am very pleased that, finally, this land will be cleaned up and be made accessible to the public," said Assemblyman Felix Ortiz in a statement. "By using these state funds to return the Bush Terminal Pier site to the people of Brooklyn, we are enhancing the quality of life for the city's residents."

The state will provide $17.8 million, the city $9 million and the federal government $8 million for the project.

boygabriel

this is great news. it would be great for sunset park. would it really only cost $38M? I feel like that's a low amount for a project that large. not that i'm complaining.

don't look now but NYC may be shedding its title as the only waterfront city in the world without a legit waterfront.

lostingreenwoodhts

This pisses me off. Ortiz had NOTHING to do with this. Thanks the hard working folks at Community Board 7, local electeds (and Congresswoman Velasquez) and the Mayor's office for FINALLY getting the Governor off his ass and to release the funds.

That and Sunset park FINALLY getting a High School, after 30 years, in the same press event over the summer.

or did Ortiz take credit for that as well?

Man's MIA in my book.