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Bronx River Greenway Southern Connections Pedestrian/Bicycle Access to Concrete Plant & Starlight Parks
Bronx River Greenway Southern Connections Pedestrian/Bicycle Access to Concrete Plant & Starlight Parks Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Department of Transportation 1 Presented to Bronx Community Board 2, JanuaryJanuary 16, 13, 2013 2011 Bronx River Greenway Transportation Corridor • 10 mile route from Westchester border to Hunts Point/Soundview • Key north-south bicycle corridor • Connections to Mosholu, Pelham, and South Bronx Greenways • 6 out of 8 miles of off-street path completed on parkland Bronx River Greenway Transportation Issues • New parks are a community asset, but difficult to access • Greenway paths improve mobility, but lack connectivity • Need to maintain traffic flow in congested areas New Parkland/Paths in South Bronx Starlight Park (2013) Concrete Plant Park (2009) Hunts Point Riverside Park (2007) Westchester Ave Overview Concrete Plant Park to Starlight Park Connection 2 1 Crossing at Edgewater Rd 2 Edgewater Rd to Starlight Park Greenway Access from the West 3 Whitlock Ave Intersection 4 Connection to Bicycle Routes 5 Greenway Access from the East 1 6 5 Bicycle Connection Across Bridge 6 Bronx River Ave Intersection 3 4 Concrete Plant Park to Starlight Park Connection 1 - Edgewater Rd Intersection: Existing Conditions Concrete Plant Park • Northern entrance to Concrete Plant Park Westchester Ave at Edgewater Rd, Facing East • Edgewater Rd leads to Starlight Park Concrete Plant Park to Starlight Park Connection 1 - Edgewater Rd Intersection: Existing Conditions No crossing at desire line to park entrance -
33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–10 Edition)
§ 117.791 33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–10 Edition) from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 (d) The draw of the state highway p.m., Monday through Friday, except bridge, mile 150.2 between Troy and federal holidays. The draw of the Menands, need not be opened for the Broadway Bridge need not open for the passage of vessels. passage of vessel traffic from 7 a.m. to (e) The draw of the highway bridge, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday mile 152.7 between Troy and Green Is- through Friday, except federal holi- land, operates as follows: days. (1) From April 1 through December (2) The draws of the Willis Avenue 15, the draw shall open on signal from Bridge, mile 1.5, Third Avenue Bridge, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; except that, the draw mile 1.9, and the Madison Avenue need not be opened from 6 p.m. to 7 Bridge, mile 2.3, need not open for the a.m., unless notice is given before 4:30 passage of vessel traffic at various p.m. of the time the vessel is expected times between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the to pass, and need not open from 7 a.m. first Sunday in May and November. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The exact time and date of each bridge (2) From December 16 through March closure will be published in the Local 31, the draw need not be opened. -
Bronx River Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Public Meeting #2 Review of Alternatives
Bronx River Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Public Meeting #2 Review of Alternatives Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education May 7, 2015 Welcome & Introductions Eric Landau Associate Commissioner DEP 2 LTCP Process and Public Involvement Alternatives Review Meeting Bronx Borough Data Review Meeting River Community Board 2 River Keeper & Bronx River President Meeting Keeper & Bronx River Alliance LTCP Due 4/1/15 Alliance 1/22/15 2/9/15 6/30/15 5/5/15 Existing Data Alternatives Information Collection & Modeling Development LTCP DEC Review Review Analysis & Evaluation Kickoff Alternatives Final Plan Review Meeting Meeting Meeting 2/12/15 TODAY TBD ONGOING PUBLIC/STAKEHOLDER INPUT 3 Public Comments Bronx River Alliance: Bronx River has enjoyed steady improvements and has an active constituency of users, making water quality a priority for this waterbody Public Comments: • Control CSOs and address upstream issues • Making river safe for primary contact is long term goal • Consider alternatives that make the river safe for primary contact throughout the entire year and as soon as possible after a rain event 4 Bronx River Sections WESTCHESTER BRONX QUEENS BROOKLYN STATEN ISLAND Freshwater Section E. Tremont Ave Tidal Section 5 Freshwater Section – Current Uses Boat Access Points (Contains kayak/canoe launch site) 1 219th Street (Shoelace Park) 2 Forth Knox 3 Kazmiroff Blvd 1 WILLIAMSBRIDGE Portages 2 (Re-access points to get around river obstructions) BEDFORD OLINVILLE A Stone Mill – Botanical Garden PARK B Twin Dams – Bronx Zoo 3 C River Park Dam FORDHAM A BELMONT B VAN NEST EAST TREMONT Twin Dams – Bronx Zoo River Park Dam C 6 Tidal Section – Current Uses Parks & Boat Access Points (Contains kayak/canoe launch site) EAST TREMONT VAN NEST 4 West Farms Rapids 4 WEST 5 Starlight Park FARMS 6 Concrete Plant Park 7 Hunts Point Riverside Park 5 8 Soundview Park Upcoming Development 6 SOUNDVIEW Hunts Point Vision Plan 7 Soundview Park HUNTS POINT 8 7 Sampling and Modeling Jim Mueller, P.E. -
964-968 East 167Th Street, Bronx, Ny 10459 3 Vacant Mixed-Use Buildings with Air Rights
964-968 EAST 167TH STREET, BRONX, NY 10459 3 VACANT MIXED-USE BUILDINGS WITH AIR RIGHTS Block: 274 4 Lots: 23, 24, & 25 Neighborhood: Foxhurst Stories: 3 Lot Dimensions: 58' x 90' | ± 5,250 SF Building Size: 50.01’ x 50’ | ± 7,501 SF Residential Units: 6 Commercial Units: 2 Zoning: C2-4/R7-1 ZFA: ± 21,000 SF Combined R.E. Taxes (19/20): $7,849 ZFA with Facility Bonus: ± 25,200 SF PROFORMA Residential Units SF BRs $/SF Rent Annual 964 East 167th Street 833 2 $28.22 $1,959 $23,508 964 East 167th Street 833 2 $28.22 $1,959 $23,508 966 East 167th Street 1,250 3 $23.88 $2,487 $29,844 966 East 167th Street 1,250 3 $23.88 $2,487 $29,844 968 East 167th Street 833 2 $28.22 $1,959 $23,508 968 East 167th Street 833 2 $28.22 $1,959 $23,508 Projected Residential Totals: 5,832 $26.36 $12,810 $153,720 ***Residential rents based on 2019 Section 8 Payment Standards Commercial Units SF $/SF Monthly Rent Annual Rent 964 East 167th Street 833 $35 $2,430 $29,155 NEW PRICE: $1,750,000 968 East 167th Street 833 $35 $2,430 $29,155 Projected Retail Totals: 1,666 $35 $4,859 $58,310 MASS TRANSIT OPTIONS DESIGNATED PRICE/SF PRICE/ZFA Estimated Expenses Totals: $/SF $/Unit 2, 5, & 6 TRAIN OPPORTUNITY ZONE $233 $83 Real Estate Taxes (18/19) Actual $7,849 $1.05 $785 Development Site Advisors has been retained on an exclusive basis to arrange for the sale of 964, 966, and Insurance Projected @ $1.00 / SF $7,501 $1.00 $750 968 East 167th Street in the Bronx. -
NYC Park Crime Stats
1st QTRPARK CRIME REPORT SEVEN MAJOR COMPLAINTS Report covering the period Between Jan 1, 2018 and Mar 31, 2018 GRAND LARCENY OF PARK BOROUGH SIZE (ACRES) CATEGORY Murder RAPE ROBBERY FELONY ASSAULT BURGLARY GRAND LARCENY TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE PELHAM BAY PARK BRONX 2771.75 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 VAN CORTLANDT PARK BRONX 1146.43 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 01000 01 ROCKAWAY BEACH AND BOARDWALK QUEENS 1072.56 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00001 01 FRESHKILLS PARK STATEN ISLAND 913.32 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK QUEENS 897.69 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 01002 03 LATOURETTE PARK & GOLF COURSE STATEN ISLAND 843.97 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 MARINE PARK BROOKLYN 798.00 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 BELT PARKWAY/SHORE PARKWAY BROOKLYN/QUEENS 760.43 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 BRONX PARK BRONX 718.37 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 01000 01 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BOARDWALK AND BEACH STATEN ISLAND 644.35 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00001 01 ALLEY POND PARK QUEENS 635.51 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 PROSPECT PARK BROOKLYN 526.25 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 04000 04 FOREST PARK QUEENS 506.86 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY QUEENS 460.16 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 FERRY POINT PARK BRONX 413.80 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 CONEY ISLAND BEACH & BOARDWALK BROOKLYN 399.20 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00001 01 CUNNINGHAM PARK QUEENS 358.00 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00001 01 RICHMOND PARKWAY STATEN ISLAND 350.98 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY QUEENS 326.90 ONE ACRE OR LARGER 0 00000 00 GREAT KILLS PARK STATEN ISLAND 315.09 ONE ACRE -
Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens
CONGRATULATIONS OCTOBER 2018 CAPACITY FUND GRANTEES BRONX Concrete Friends – Concrete Plant Park Friends of Pelham Parkway Jackson Forest Community Garden Jardín de las Rosas Morrisania Band Project – Reverend Lena Irons Unity Park Rainbow Garden of Life and Health – Rainbow Garden Stewards of Upper Brust Park – Brust Park Survivor I Am – Bufano Park Teddy Bear Project – Street Trees, West Farms/Crotona Woodlawn Heights Taxpayers Association – Van Cortlandt Park BROOKLYN 57 Old Timers, Inc. – Jesse Owens Playground Creating Legacies – Umma Park Imani II Community Garden NYSoM Group – Martinez Playground Prephoopers Events – Bildersee Playground MANHATTAN The Dog Run at St. Nicholas Park Friends of St. Nicholas Park (FOSNP) Friends of Verdi Square Muslim Volunteers for New York – Ruppert Park NWALI - No Women Are Least International – Thomas Jefferson Park Regiven Environmental Project – St. Nicholas Park Sage’s Garden QUEENS Bay 84th Street Community Garden Elmhurst Supporters for Parks – Moore Homestead Playground Forest Park Barking Lot Friends of Alley Pond Park Masai Basketball – Laurelton Playground Roy Wilkins Pickleball Club – Roy Wilkins Recreation Center STATEN ISLAND Eibs Pond Education Program, Inc. (Friends of) – Eibs Pond Park Friends of Mariners Harbor Parks – The Big Park Labyrinth Arts Collective, Inc. – Faber Pool and Park PS 57 – Street Trees, Park Hill CITYWIDE Historic House Trust of New York City Generous private support is provided by the Altman Foundation and the MJS Foundation. Public support is provided by the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson through the Parks Equity Initiative. . -
New Facilities in a Post-Industrial Texas Landscape Welcomes
New facilities in a postindustrial Texan landscape welcomes migratory birds—and onlookers ARCHITECTURE ART DESIGN URBANISM AN INTERIOR AWARDS EVENTS SUBSCRIBE Top Flight New facilities in a postindustrial Texan landscape welcomes migratory birds—and onlookers By Lila Allen • June 16, 2021 • Architecture, News, Southwest, Sustainability On High Island, a new, elevated 700-square-foot long canopy walkway, designed by SWA Group and SCHAUM/SHIEH, weaves through the 177-acre site, allowing visitors birds-eye views of the surrounding flora and fauna. (Jonnu Singleton/Courtesy SWA Group) SHARE At rst blush, High Island, Texas, sounds downright dystopian. A site of 20th-century oil extraction, the landscape has as its dening feature a massive salt dome—a pimple-like swell rising 38 feet above sea level. Located on the eastern side of Galveston Bay, just inland from the Gulf of Mexico, High Island is prone to destrucNteivwe fhaucirlritiiceasn iens a a pnods atilnsodu hsatrsi athl Tee dxuanb iloaunsd sdcistapine cwteiolcno omfes migratory birds—and onlookers being a burial ground for the serial killer Dean Corll. But for some, High Island is a haven: each spring, the site welcomes thousands of migratory birds on their northward journey from Mexico that are drawn to the freshwater reservoirs and local ora. Ten thousand birders ock to High Island’s bird sanctuaries annually, including Smith Oaks, a 177-acre site operated by the Houston Audubon Society. Now that site is better equipped to welcome them, thanks to the introduction of a 700- foot-long canopy walkway and support facilities from architects SWA Group and SCHAUM/SHIEH. -
Hutchinson River CSO Long Term Control Plan (LTCP)
Hutchinson River CSO Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) The Hutchinson River is an area of significant natural resources that provides communities in the Bronx with nature access at Pelham Bay Park as well as other areas along the river. DEP will complete a Long Term Control Plan to better understand how combined sewer overflows (CSOs) affect water quality and related recreational uses in the Hutchinson River waterbody. The goal for the combined sewer overflow Long Term Control Plan is to identify the appropriate controls necessary to achieve waterbody-specific water quality standards, consistent with EPA’s 1994 CSO Policy and subsequent guidance. The Hutchinson River begins in Westchester County, flows through the Bronx into Eastchester Bay Tributary to East River. The Hutchinson River is classified for primary and secondary recreation contact and fishing. The portion of the river within New York City can be affected by pollutant loads originating in the upstream portions of the river located in Westchester County. In anticipation of developing and finalizing the Hutchinson River LTCP, DEP will continue to study and evaluate load reduction alternatives in the Hutchinson River as well as collaborate with DEC to approach multi-jurisdictional issues. In addition, DEP is investing approximately $18 million dollars in Green Infrastructure in the combined sewer areas over the next few years. DEP is investing approximately $18 million dollars in three large projects New York City Housing Authority Retrofit – Edenwald Houses • Impervious area managed: -
To Download Three Wonder Walks
Three Wonder Walks (After the High Line) Featuring Walking Routes, Collections and Notes by Matthew Jensen Three Wonder Walks (After the High Line) The High Line has proven that you can create a des- tination around the act of walking. The park provides a museum-like setting where plants and flowers are intensely celebrated. Walking on the High Line is part of a memorable adventure for so many visitors to New York City. It is not, however, a place where you can wander: you can go forward and back, enter and exit, sit and stand (off to the side). Almost everything within view is carefully planned and immaculately cultivated. The only exception to that rule is in the Western Rail Yards section, or “W.R.Y.” for short, where two stretch- es of “original” green remain steadfast holdouts. It is here—along rusty tracks running over rotting wooden railroad ties, braced by white marble riprap—where a persistent growth of naturally occurring flora can be found. Wild cherry, various types of apple, tiny junipers, bittersweet, Queen Anne’s lace, goldenrod, mullein, Indian hemp, and dozens of wildflowers, grasses, and mosses have all made a home for them- selves. I believe they have squatters’ rights and should be allowed to stay. Their persistence created a green corridor out of an abandoned railway in the first place. I find the terrain intensely familiar and repre- sentative of the kinds of landscapes that can be found when wandering down footpaths that start where streets and sidewalks end. This guide presents three similarly wild landscapes at the beautiful fringes of New York City: places with big skies, ocean views, abun- dant nature, many footpaths, and colorful histories. -
Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks
• DO()UMENT No. 23. BOARD OF THE DEP ARTlIENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. MAY 2, 1871. The President presented a .certined .copy of an act entitled "An act relative to the improvement of certain portions of the counties of vVestchester and New York, including provisions for .communication between said counties, and for improving the navigation of Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek." Ordered, That said act be laid on the table and printed in document form. GEO. M. V AN NORT, Olerk. • Chap. 534. AN ACT relative to the impt'ovement of certain portions of the counties of Westchester and New York, including provisions for communication between said counties, and for improving the navigation of Harlem river and Spny~en Dnyvil creek. Passed April 15, 1871; three fifths being present. The People of the State of New Ym'/c, represented in Senate and A8sembly, do enact as follow8 : SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of the department of public parks of the city of New York, to cause a proper survey to be made of all that part of the county of "Vestchester lying south of the southerly line' of the village of Y OIIkers, and a line in continuation thereof eastwardly to Hutchinson river or creek, and including that part of said county lying south of said line and west of said river or creek, or the westerly boundary line of the town of Pelham to Long Island sound, and to devise and prepare maps, plans and pro files embracing and showing such changes in the location, 'width, courses, windings, and grades of the streets, avenues, and -
New York City Audubon's Harbor Herons Project: 2018 Nesting Survey
NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON’S HARBOR HERONS PROJECT: 2018 NESTING SURVEY REPORT 11 December 2018 Prepared for: New York City Audubon Kathryn Heintz, Executive Director 71 W. 23rd Street, Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 Tel. 212-691-7483 www.nycaudubon.org Prepared by: Tod Winston, Research Assistant New York City Audubon 71 W. 23rd Street, Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 Tel. 917-698-1892 [email protected] 1 New York City Audubon’s Conservation Programs are made possible by the leadership support of The Leon Levy Foundation. Support for the Harbor Herons Nesting Surveys comes from New York City Audubon major donor contributions, including the generosity of Elizabeth Woods and Charles Denholm, and from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This report should be cited as follows: Winston, T. 2018. New York City Audubon’s Harbor Herons Project: 2018 Nesting Survey Report. New York City Audubon, New York, NY. 2 Abstract New York City Audubon’s Harbor Herons Project Nesting Survey of the New York/New Jersey Harbor and surrounding waterways was conducted between 15 May and 26 June 2018. This report principally summarizes long-legged wading bird, cormorant, and gull nesting activity observed on selected harbor islands, and also includes surveys of selected mainland sites and aids to navigation. Seven species of long-legged wading birds were observed nesting on eight of fifteen islands surveyed, on Governors Island, and at several mainland sites, while one additional species was confirmed as nesting exclusively at a mainland site. Surveyed wading bird species, hereafter collectively referred to as waders, included (in order of decreasing abundance) Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, and Great Blue Heron. -
Pleistocene Multi-Glacier Hypothesis Supported by Newly Exposed Glacial Sediments, South Twin Island, the Bronx, New York
111 PLEISTOCENE MULTI-GLACIER HYPOTHESIS SUPPORTED BY NEWLY EXPOSED GLACIAL SEDIMENTS, SOUTH TWIN ISLAND, THE BRONX, NEW YORK John E. Sanders, Charles Merguerian, Jessica Levine, and Paul M. Carter Geology Department, 114 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11550-1090 INTRODUCTION On 02 November 1996, during Hofstra University Geology Department's biannual Introductory Geology field trip to Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx, CM noticed that the intense storm of 19 October 1996 had undercut the coastal bluff at the south end of Soutb Twin Island, exposing a brownish till beneath previously visible reddish-brown till. Subsequent to this short- but enlightening large-class visit, we revisited the site on 05 and 12 November 1996 to excavate-, clean up-, and sample a 2-m-high face that exposed four layers of Pleistocene strata, the lowest of which was found to rest on striated bedrock of the Hartland Formation. Based on our previous studies of ice-eroded features on the bedrock here and elsewhere in southeastern New York, we found evidence of three glaciations, with ice flow from the NNE (G lacier I of Table 1), from the NNW (Glaciers IT and/or m, which created the spectacular set of parallel striae oriented N32°W-S32°E at South Twin Island), and from the NNE (Glacier TV). We thought the storm and our shovels had exposed Till TV . The mineral composition- and color oftbe +0.5-phi fraction of the Pleistocene materials from the newly exposed section, however seems to indicate otherwise. Only two contrasting suites are present in four distinct layers: (A) a reddish-brown layer in which well-rounded reddish-brown siltstone rock fragments predominate, and (B) three other layers.