Public Notice

Eastern-Parkway Brooklyn Museum Station, Installation of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Elevators, Brooklyn NYCT Contract # A-37120

Public Notification of the land use for the ADA Elevator installation and temporary partial closure and walkway detour at Eastern- Parkway Brooklyn Museum Station in accordance with 23 CFR 774.17 governing the Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination Description of Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum Station in Brooklyn Built and opened in 1920, the Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Museum Station is a New York City Transit (NYCT) Subway Station on the IRT Eastern Parkway line servicing the 2 and 3 trains and runs through Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. NYCT plans to install three hydraulic ADA elevators to serve this underground station. One street level elevator, located in the unpaid zone, will provide access from street level to the subway mezzanine. Two underground elevators, located in the mezzanine paid zone, will provide access to both northbound and southbound platforms serving the local and express trains. The street to mezzanine, elevator is proposed for construction at the south side of Eastern Parkway, immediately east of the service entrance to the Brooklyn Museum and adjacent to the street stairway on NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (NYCDPR) owned property. This project also includes the widening of a street stair situated on the Eastern Parkway traffic median (NYCDPR Property) for additional egress capacity from the east mezzanine. The station has two side platforms that serve the northbound and southbound local 2 and 3 trains. The station will remain in operation during construction for public use. The area to be used for the street elevator will be an insubstantial addition to the area which is currently occupied by the existing station stairs and vents. Additional space in the triangular section will be temporarily occupied for equipment staging and lay-up for approximately fourteen (14) months. Impact of Project to a Section 4(f) Resource The Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum Station ADA work will necessitate the use of a small area owned by NYCDPR located above the underground station which is considered a Section 4(f) resource because it is publicly owned. Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 states that the Federal Transit Administration and other public agencies cannot consider use of land from a significant publicly-owned park, recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl refuge, or any significant historic site for transportation project development unless the following conditions apply: • There is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of land. • The action includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the property resulting from use. During construction, a small area of the park will be temporarily used for equipment/material staging and lay-up for approximately fourteen (14) months. During this period, a safe passageway will be provided through a detour making it possible for pedestrians to access the subway station. NYCT will provide the community with advance notice of the detour through various media such as the MTA website and public postings. Upon completion of the project, NYCT will restore the site to its original condition in accordance with NYCDPR requirements. Section 4(f) de minimis Impact Determination in Accordance with 23 CFR 774.3(b) It is the intent of NYCT to seek a Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination as defined in 23 CFR 774.17 for the use of an insubstantial amount of parkland from the Federal Transit Administration, the lead agency. A de minimis impact is one that will not adversely affect the features, attributes, or activities qualifying the property for protection under Section 4(f). Construction impacts will be temporary, and the minimal Park property will be restored to NYCDPR requirements when the project is completed. Prior to making this determination, a public notification, comments & review of the permanent and temporary use of the location during construction must be conducted. Please send us your comments Based on the aforementioned information, which involves the use of park owned space for ADA Elevator installation and temporary use for equipment/material staging and lay-up, NYCT invites you to submit comments. Comments will be accepted through December 20th, 2017. Please send all comments to: Andrew Inglesby MTA New York City Transit Government and Community Relations 2 Broadway, 17th fl, Rm. D17.122 New York, NY 10004 [email protected] M

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