east river esplanade

The city bureaucracy works in mysterious ways.

The refusal by a city agency to pay to move a water main along South Street is jeopardizing part of the East River Esplanade Project.

We have more today on the long-delayed effort to create a new recreational area at Pier 35, near Rutgers Slip. Last week, representatives of the NYC Economic Development Corp. (EDC) went before Community Board 3's parks committee to offer...

As we reported last week, there's mounting frustration that a new recreational area at Pier 35 is taking so long to complete.  At one point, a new eco-park along the East River near Rutgers Street was supposed to open...

Protecting and improving the East River waterfront has become a major priority for city planners, as well as for Lower East Side residents. Here’s a look at what’s in the works in the years ahead.