REACH12-WEST QUEENS
Location: East River, from Newtown Creek to 20th Ave. in Astoria
Upland Neighborhoods: Hunter’s Point, Long Island City, Ravenswood, Astoria
Neighborhood Strategies
Reachwide Anable Basin 4 • Continue to implement Queens East River and North • Explore opportunities for boat launch based on the Shore Greenway. criteria described in the Citywide Strategy. • Explore options for redevelopment that will • Enhance wetland habitat at Pot Cove, Hallets Cove, in complement the distinct contexts that frame the site, the vicinity of Socrates Sculpture Park, in the vicinity including the East River waterfront, the 100-foot wide of the Queensboro Bridge, Anable Cove, and Hunter’s basin and adjacent portions of the Hunter’s Point Point South. neighborhood. • Test feasibility of commuter ferry service on the East River connecting Brooklyn/Queens with Manhattan. Anable Cove 4.a • Hallets Point / Pot Cove 1 • Explore options for public access as part of the Queens East River and North Shore Greenway with a • Support rezoning and medium-density residential natural edge and habitat area. and mixed-use redevelopment with continuous waterfront access around peninsula. • Improve pedestrian and vehicular connections 44th Drive Pier through the peninsula by reconnecting Astoria Blvd., 4.b 8th St., and 26th Ave. street segments. • Complete design and reconstruction of the public • Support repair and improve the maintenance of access pier. Hallets Cove Esplanade. • Explore opportunities for additional access to in-water recreation in Pot and Hallet’s Coves. Hunter’s Point South 5 • Continue to support residential redevelopment and enhance shoreline wetlands habitat as part of plans Broadway Waterfront Access 2 for public access. • Complete construction of a new 5-acre waterfront • Create pedestrian connection between Costco site park. walkway and Socrates Sculpture Park and improve nearby connection at Rainey Park as noted by the Queens East River and North Shore Greenway Plan. East River • Explore opportunities to reduce wave action to Queens Plaza Bike and Pedestrian 3 promote recreational boating and limit shoreline Improvement Project erosion in the east channel of the East River. • Support implementation of public waterfront access at DOT-owned parcel under Queensboro Bridge as part of Queens East River and North Shore Greenway.
140 VISION 2020: NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN - NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIES REACH 12-WEST QUEENS
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141 Reach Boundary Recommendation Areas Major Parklands