Manhattan JULY-AUGUST 2014 RECONSTRUCTION OF ASTOR PLACE/COOPER SQUARE Project #HWMP116

WORK CONTINUES ON THE ASTOR PLACE/COOPER SQUARE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT The NYC Department of Design + Construction (NYCDDC) continues work on the Astor Place/Cooper Square Reconstruction Project. This project will reconstruct the streetscape surrounding Astor Place and Cooper Square. On behalf of NYCDOT, DDC will install permanent pedestrian plazas on Astor Place and Cooper Square, along with a new design for the Peter Cooper Triangle Park. Park will have improved plantings, seating and lighting. The City will also install new drainage, curbs and sidewalks, and reconstruct several area streets. This project commenced in the summer of 2013, and is anticipated to be completed by the fall of 2015.

Work in Progress: May-June 2014 FORM WORK FOR DOUBLE CATCH BASIN INSTALLATION ON LAFAYETTE & ASTOR PLACE • Peter Cooper Park: Demolition work continues •4th Avenue between E. 8th & 9th: Continue relocating ECS utilities. •E. 4th Street from Broadway to Bowery – Complete Installation of Landmark granite curbs & pigmented sidewalks (in designated areas) •E. 6th Street & Cooper Square East: Relocating Con- Ed Utilities •Lafayette & Astor Place: Installing Catch basins •Village Plaza: Excavation/Installation of new curbs and sidewalks.

Upcoming Work: July- August 2014

•Reconstruction of Peter Cooper Park •Reconstruction of Village Plaza Area: continue

excavations/installation of plaza curbs and E. 4TH STREET FROM BROADWAY TO LAFAYETTE: NEW LANDMARK sidewalks GRANITE CURBS AND PIGMENTED SIDEWALKS •Removal of center medians along Cooper Square •4th Ave. between E. 8th & 9th: Continue removal and Community Construction Liaison (CCL) reconstruction of ECS utilities. The DDC has assigned Amelia Ramos of Gedeon GRC, as the •4th Avenue between E. 8th & Astor Place: New Sewer Community Construction Liaison (CCL) for this project. main installation Please contact Amelia for any project related •E. 6th Street & Cooper Square East: Continue Con-Edison inquiries/concerns you may have: work, followed by chute connection Phone: 646-918-6658 Fax: 646-918-6661 Email: [email protected] New Concrete Field Office: 415 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10003 When concrete is poured for new sidewalks and curbs, it must cure for one day before use. During that time, Newsletter Distribution pedestrians will be required to detour around it. Construction Newsletters for this project are distributed Please Note: Pedestrian access to businesses and regularly within the project area and to Community Boards residences will be maintained at all times. #2 and #3 – Manhattan.

Bill de Blasio DDC Website Mayor www.nyc.gov/buildnyc Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora DDC Video Commissioner www.nyc.gov/webuild