Pier 42

On Thursday, city officials descended on the Lower East Side to kick off the long-awaited construction of a new recreational area at Pier 42 near Montgomery Street.

if you have been down to the waterfront lately, you might have noticed that the parking lot at Pier 42 is closing at the end of this month. The signs from Imperial Parking are prominently displayed at the entrance near...

As we reported earlier in the month, the first phase of the project to turn Pier 42 into a waterfront park has been pushed back once again

For years we have been waiting and watching for the long-promised transformation of Pier 42 into a waterfront park. The start of construction for the first phase of that project has now been pushed back again. Work is currently...

"Sandyween" takes place along the East River on Saturday afternoon.

During the past few years, a portion of Pier 42 was used for pop-up arts and cultural events. It was part of a plan by a local coalition known as "Paths to Pier 42" to reclaim the formerly neglected space near Montgomery Street.

The Lower East Side got some good news this morning when the board of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC) voted to allocate another $12 million for a new park at Pier 42.

As we reported earlier today, the federal government is awarding New York City $176 million to create a flood barrier and new recreational amenities from Montgomery Street to Battery Park. This afternoon, we have some news about another waterfront project -- a Pier 42 park.

At a board meeting held yesterday, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) went public with a list of projects it hopes to fund in the next several years. Some of the money is earmarked for the waterfront on the...

There's a summer celebration at Pier 42 tomorrow, the makeshift recreational area just above Montgomery Street. There will be a fishing clinic offered by the Lower East Side Ecology Center, "family friendly" science workshops, a meet-and-greet with artists who have...