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Reach 7-South Bronx REACH 7-SOUTH BRONX Location: Harlem River, Bronx Kill, East River and Bronx River from the Bronx Terminal Market to the Bruckner Boulevard Bridge Upland Neighborhoods: Mott Haven, Port Morris, Hunts Point Neighborhood Strategies Harlem River Hunts Point / Port Morris 5 • Explore opportunities to reduce wave action to • Complete improvements to the South Bronx promote recreational boating and limit shoreline Greenway. erosion. • Identify opportunities to attract tall ships and other educational programming to the waterfront at Barretto Point Park and other recreational areas. Lower Concourse / Harlem River WAP 1 • Promote redevelopment of vacant land within the Significant Maritime and Industrial Area (SMIA) for • Support the development of Lower Concourse Mixed industrial uses with preference for water-dependent Use Area and Special Waterfront District with required maritime industries. waterfront access, open space, and brownfield • Where feasible, preserve waterfront access to remediation. industrial properties and intermodal connections to facilitate waterborne movement of goods. Pier V (Former Velodrome Site) • Evaluate feasibility of developing a Hunts Point boat 1.a launch/docking facility that services recreational or freight vessels. • Develop land for public use and open space. • Complete improvements at Hunts Point Waste Water Treatment Plant to reduce nitrogen discharge into the East River. 144th St. 1.b 132nd St. / 134th St. • Fund acquisition and construction of proposed 2-acre 5.a park dependant on the redevelopment of the site • Study street ends for recreational or industrial north of the proposed park. purposes, including potential preservation of gantry cranes. 138th St. Bridge (Padded Wagon Site) 1.c Hunts Point South 5.b • Plan for residential and commercial development of • Study corrections site for potential redevelopment site (lease comes up in 2014). opportunities. Expansion of Harlem River WAP 2 Farragut St. End & Marine Transfer Station 5.c • Support waterfront redevelopment to increase • Support improvements at Farragut Street end. public waterfront access and maximize economic • Balance needs of city’s waste management with those development potential. of the community. • Explore opportunity for public waterfront access • Explore redevelopment of the Marine Transfer Station and non-motorized boat launch at Park Ave. street as a maritime use. end, based on the criteria described in the Citywide Strategy. Hunts Point Market 5.d Bronx Kill • Explore waterborne transportation modes 3 for the movement of goods to and from the • Explore improvements to support habitat restoration Food Distribution Center, as well as supporting and, where feasible, the navigability of the Bronx Kill infrastructure, such as a pier for fishing vessels and for kayaks and canoes. freight ferries. North and South Brother Islands 4 Hunts Point-Riverside Park 6 • Pursue additional funding for a comprehensive plan • Complete expansion of launch platform for canoes to integrate cultural, historical, and natural resource and small boats, consistent with the criteria described management on both islands. in the Citywide Strategy. 130 VISION 2020: NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN - NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIES REACH 7-SOUTH BRONX WA SHINGT ON BR Bronx Park CROSS BRONX EXWY E 174 ST JOR DEEGAN EXWY MA r OURSE ONC 6 Harlem Rive Harlem GRAND C Reach Reach 7 E 161 ST The Bronx 8 Reach Reach AN EXWY EXTERIOR ST Reach SHERID CHESTER AV BRUCKNER EXPWY PARK AV WEST 7 1 3 AV a Reach 6 145 ST BR E 149 ST Bronx Rive b HUNTS PT VD r MADISON A VE BR AV c 3 AV BRUCKNER BL 5 E 138 ST E 149 ST VE BR E 135 ST THIRD A 2 VE BR WILLIS A 4 d 3 b North Brother Island c a Manhattan South Brother Island RFK BR Randall's Riker's East River Island Island 0 1/4 1/2 1 Miles [ 131 Reach Boundary Recommendation Areas Major Parklands.
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