LIGHTHOUSE PARK Community Visioning Workshop January 8, 2020

Home , Carl Schurz Park, John Jay Park, Queensbridge Park

1 Tonight’s Agenda:

► Introduction to Lighthouse Park Expansion Project (20-25 mins)

► Break-out visioning discussions (30-45 mins)

► Wrap up and next steps (5 mins)

► Q & A

► Visual preference boards (15-20 mins)

2 Project Schedule

► Program Development - Winter 2020 ► Concept Design - Winter 2020 ► Preliminary Design - Spring 2020 ► Final Design - Summer 2020 ► Construction Start - Fall 2020 ► Construction Completion - Fall 2021

3 Site Location N

FDR Drive

Hallets Cove Esplanade Manhattan

Existing park - minor improvements East River

Roosevelt Island Greenway

Main Street Focus of effort on conversion of parking lot to park West Road

Road 10 Queens East Road

East River

Main Street

Borough Plan Neighborhood Plan 4 Scale: NTS Scale: 1:300 Site History N

East River

Roosevelt Island North : 1609 5 Scale: 1:300 Flood Risk N

Hallets Cove Esplanade

FDR Drive

East River Roosevelt Island Greenway

Main Street

West Road

LEGEND 2015 PRELIMINARY 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN 1% Annual Chance Floodplain (100 Year Floodplain) The area that has a 1% chance of flooding in any given year. Road 10 East Road 2050S PROJECTED 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN The potential areas that could be impacted by the 100-Year flood in the 2050s based on projections of the Vernon Blvd. high-estimate 90th percentile sea level

rise scenario (NYC Panel on Climate Main Street Change (NPCC) 2015 data). PROJECT BOUNDARY Flood Hazard Zones 6 Scale: 1:300 Storm Surge N

LEGEND LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION 0.2% ANNUAL CHANCE OF FLOOD 1% ANNUAL CHANCE OF FLOOD PROJECT BOUNDARY FEMA Flood Map 7 Scale: NTS LEGEND 1 Central Park 9 Lighthouse Park Baseball Fields Comfort Stations Existing Surrounding Park Amenities Comfort Stations Barbecuing Areas Dog-friendly Areas Spray Showers 15 1 3 Fishing 10 Octagon Field Great Trees Comfort Station Historic Houses Fitness Equipment Ice Skating Rinks Soccer Fields 16 Outdoor Pools 11 Roosevelt Island Garden Club 9 Playgrounds Soccer Fields 12 Capobianco Field Tennis Courts Baseball Fields 19 Wi-Fi Hot Spots Basketball Courts Basketball Courts Ping Pong Bicycling and Greenways 13 Blackwell Park 4 Eateries Basketball Courts Fitness Equipment Spray Shower Handball Courts Play gfround Horseback Riding Trails 14 Southpoint Park

10 Nature Centers Comfort Station 11 Paddleboat Rentals Cat Sanctuary Recreation Centers 15 Whitey Ford Field 17 Spray Showers Baseball Fields Volleyball Courts Fitness Equipment Zoos and Aquariums 2 16 Hallets Cove Playground 2 St. Catherine’s Park Comfort Stations Spray Showers Handball Courts Basketball Courts Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites Fitness Equipment Playgrounds Playgrounds 12 17 Rainey Park Soccer Fields Baseball Fields 21 Comfort Stations Dog-friendly Areas Handball Courts Playgrounds Running Tracks 20 Comfort Stations 3 Carl Schurz Park Eateries 13 Basketball Courts Spray Showers 5 Dog-friendly Areas 18 Queensbridge Park 6 Playgrounds Barbecuing Areas Spray Showers Comfort Stations Comfort Stations Eateries Historic Houses Playgrounds Roller Hockey Baseball Fields Dog-friendly Areas 22 4 John Jay Park Basketball Courts Handball Courts 18 Fitness Equipment Spray Showers Outdoor Pools 19 Van Alst Playground Spray Showers Handball Courts Comfort Stations Playgrounds Handball Courts 20 Spirit Playground Playgrounds Comfort Stations 5 Andrew Haswell Green Park Handball Courts 7 Dog-friendly Areas Playgrounds 6 Twenty-Four Sycamores Park Spray Showers 8 Basketball Courts 21 Ravenswood Playground Comfort Stations Fitness Equipment Handball Courts Playgrounds 14 N Playgrounds Handball Courts Spray Showers Spray Showers 7 Peter Detmold Park 22 Dutch Kills Playground Dog-friendly Areas Comfort Stations 8 MacArthur Playground Handball Courts Comfort Stations Playgrounds 8 Playgrounds Spray Showers Spray Showers Roller Hockey Existing Recreational Amenities

Four Freedoms State Park Eleanor’s Pier Grandpa AI Lewis Playground Octagon Park Playground (5-12 play) Smallpox Memorial Hospital Riverwalk Commons Blackwell House Manhattan Park Octagon Field Octagon Tennis Courts Outdoor Music Venue Pool Club Soccer Field Private Outdoor Facility Adult Fitness Southpoint Park Cornell Tech Campus Chapel of the Comfort Station Coler Gazebo Lighthouse Comfort Station Good Shepherd

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WFF Cat Sanctuary Southtown NY Public Library Roosevelt Island Pony Field Lighthouse Park Baseball Field Comfort Station Dog Run Basketball Court Barbecuing Area Mansion Park Firefighters Field Blackwell Park Capobianco Field Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary Athletic Fields Basketball Baseball Field Splash Pad (5-12 play) Basket Ball Garden Club Sportspark Swimming Pool Roosevelt Island Racquet Club Playground (2-5 play) Ping Pong Roosevelt Island Greenway Octagon Dog Run Private Indoor Facility Private Indoor Facility 3.8 miles

LEGEND PARK SPORTS FIELD RECREATIONAL FACILITY GREENWAY GREEN OPEN SPACE HISTORIC STRUCTURE BIKE LANE

Learning Barbecue Comfort Station Cat Sanctuary Dog Park Scenic Walk Adult Fitness Swim Play Splash Pad Bike Soccer Tennis Baseball Basketball 9 Bus Routes

FDR DRIVE

FDR DRIVE FDR DRIVE

EAST RIVER EAST RIVER

36 N

th Ave

LEGEND RIOC RED BUS Q102 QT78 (FUTURE) PROJECT BOUNDARY 10 Park Expansion

N LEGEND LIGHTHOUSE PARK EXPANSION PROJECT BOUNDARY West Road Roosevelt Island Greenway

Main Street

Coler Rehabilitation Lighthouse Park & Nursing Center Roosevelt Island Greenway

Parking Area East Road East River

Scale: 1:150 11 Existing Conditions: North Park

1 2 4

3 4 12 Existing Conditions: Expansion

1 2

4 2

1 3

3 4 13 Existing Conditions

1 2 4

2 3 1

3 4 14 Existing Conditions

1 2

3 15 Related Projects: Nelly Bly Memorial Artwork

Coler Rehabilitation Lighthouse Park & Nursing Center

Lighthouse

“The Girl Puzzle”

East River 16 Related Projects: Nelly Bly Memorial Artwork

Japanese practice of Kintsugi, or “golden repair”, where the iperfections are celerated as ore eautiful and aluale than efore Lighthouse Park

Lighthouse

“The Girl Puzzle”

East River 17 Related Projects: Lighthouse Renovation

EXISTING PROPOSED

THOMAS A. FENNIMAN, ARCHITECT 1'-11"

SST CAP ONE UNION SQUARE WEST NEW YORK, NY 10003 TEL: 212 414 0250

3" STAINLESS STEEL CAP. LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTHOUSE PARK,

2'-9" 3" STAINLESS STEEL ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY 10044 GLASS STRUCTURAL RING.

14'-5 1/4"

THOMAS A. FENNIMAN, ARCHITECT 7'-8" ONE UNION SQUARE WEST NEW YORK, NY 10003 TEL: 212 414 0250 8'-2" GLASS PANEL 20'-8"

3'-5"

70°

2'-8" LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTHOUSE PARK,

10" ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY 10044

10" STAINLESS STEEL STRUCTURAL RING. 7'-6"

3'-2" (E) NON-ORIGINAL/STANDARD (E) LIGHT FIXTURE TO REMAIN. GOVERNMENT ISSUED CAST 11'-11" IRON LANTERN HOUSE. REMOVE, RESTORE & REINSTALL (E) METAL STANCHION. 9'-11" 7'-3" (N) STAINLESS 7'-0" STEEL RAILING (E) NON-ORIGINAL

METAL RAILING. GLASS PANEL (E) 36" (E) AWS (N) STAINLESS 9 1/2" 2'-7" STEEL, OPEN GRATE DECK. 9 3/4"

(N) L.E.D. (E) NON-ORIGINAL SURFACE-MOUNTED CONCRETE BRACKETS at LIGHT FIXTURES. NON-ORIGINAL LOCATION. (N) STAINLESS STEEL (E) INSITU CONCRETE BRACKETS. OBSERVATION DECK.

TITLE: LANTERN HOUSE STUDY

PARTIAL SECTION PARTIAL ELEVATION PARTIAL SECTION PARTIAL ELEVATION PRESENTATION 1 2 DATE: 7/13/18 PAGE NUMBER: 6 of 6

credit Library of Congress credit Library of Congress credit Library of Congress

credit New York Public Library 18

HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH - CIRCA 1933 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH - CIRCA 1970 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH - CIRCA 1970 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH - CIRCA 1970 1 CENTRAL PARK WEST & W 76th STREET FACADE 2 NORTH END OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND LOOKING NORTH 3 DETAIL OF NON-ORIGINAL ENTRY DOOR & STONE SURROUND 4 DETAIL OF LANTERN & NON-ORIGINAL OBSERVATION DECK

TITLE: HISTORIC PHOTOS, IMAGES & ILLUSTRATIONS credit Museum of the City of New York credit Office of the Light House Board

HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH - CIRCA 1975 DRAWING - CIRCA 1879 OVERALL VIEW - PRESENT DAY PHOTO PRESENTATION 5 NORTH END OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND LOOKING EAST 6 STANDARD ISSUE GOVERNMENT CAST IRON LANTERN HOUSE PLAN, ELEVATION, SECTION & DETAILS 7 SOUTH ELEVATION DATE: 7/13/18 PAGE NUMBER: 1 of 6 Related Projects: Blue Light Safety

LEGEND N EMERGENCY BLUE LIGHT

Cornell Tech Campus

19 Related Projects: Coler Hospital Resilience FP25 Coler ospital vervie N

. 250 F of pre- deploed Cs

. Design not final Hesco Barrier Elevation Detail - Coler Hospital

20 Red Hook Hesco Barrier

5 Design Goals

• PRESERVE CHARACTER OF EXISTING PARK

• IMPROVE ADA ACCESS THROUGHOUT PARK AND TO • INTEGRATE ARTWORK INTO LIGHTHOUSE TOWER PARK

• MINIMIZE IMPACT TO EXISTING TREES

• CREATE NEW PARK SPACE FOR ISLAND USERS

• PRIORITIZE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

• MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION AROUND PERIMETER

21 TAKE A LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES OF ‘PASSIVE’ PROGRAMMING. What if? WHICH ONES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN LIGHTHOUSE PARK? = “I LIKE IT!” = “I DON’T LIKE IT.” PLACE YOUR DOTS ON THE IMAGES YOU’D MOST LIKE TO SEE IN THE PARK.

Elevated lawn for picnics and play Increased numbers of trees / shade More paths / places to walk

Expanded / improved picnic/BBQ area Introduce naturalized coastal marsh landscape Seating near the water

Improved comfort station Pollinator gardens Blooming plants 22 TAKE A LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES OF ‘ACTIVE’ PROGRAMMING. WHICH ONES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN LIGHTHOUSE PARK? What if? PLACE YOUR DOTS ON THE IMAGES YOU’D MOST LIKE TO SEE IN THE PARK. = “I LIKE IT!” = “I DON’T LIKE IT.”

Active turf area Flat, open lawns for flexible use Improved / expanded dog park

Natural amphitheater for movies in the park Adult fitness equipment Flexible, flat areas for classes & activities

Basketball court Festivals and markets Educational signage 23 TAKE A LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES OF PLAYGROUNDS. WHICH ONES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN LIGHTHOUSE PARK? What if? PLACE YOUR DOTS ON THE IMAGES YOU’D MOST LIKE TO SEE IN THE PARK. = “I LIKE IT!” = “I DON’T LIKE IT.”

Play mounds Musical play Slides on mounds

Play tunnels Nature play Swings

Urban plaza that doubles as water play area Dedicated water play Play stream 24 Thank you!

Project email: [email protected]