| “Join Our Community to Learn More About The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project With the city moving ahead in the process to establish coastal protections for East Side communities under threat from climate change, Carlina is working with fellow Council Members Keith Powers and Margaret Chin, as well as city agencies, and local stakeholders to ensure that a number of community needs are addressed. The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) is the first major storm resiliency project in Manhattan since Hurricane Sandy – perhaps the largest of its kind ever in New York City. It will include the construction of a raised East River Park and additional barriers that would act to defend against storm surge and prevent Sandy-like devastation to public and private housing and small businesses along Manhattan’s East Side. ESCR spans three Council Districts and two Community Boards as it runs from Montgomery Street to East 25th Street. While the City planned to close all of East River Park for the project, Carlina is urging agencies to consider a phased-construction plan. She is also calling on the City to make significant investments in alternative open spaces in District 2 and provide for a bikeway detour during construction. To ensure the long-term environmental health of District 2, Carlina has requested that the City initiate a long-term study to re-envision FDR Drive, as well as initiate installation of new bioswales and the planting of 1000 new trees in the community. As conversations among our office, agencies, and stakeholders continue during the city’s public land use review process, otherwise known as ULURP, Carlina is encouraging all members of the public to stop by the two open houses on May 14 and 15 hosted at the Lower East Side Girls Club and the public hearings that Community Board 3 and 6 are hosting in the coming weeks. Check below to find more information about these events. *************** ESCR Open Houses May 14, 4 PM-8 PM and May 15, 2 PM-8 PM Lower East Side Girls Club, 402 E. 8th St. (at Avenue D) |
| *************** The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is hosting open houses this week for the ESCR Project. City agencies and members of the design team will be available to talk to visitors one on one. They’ll explain design elements and answer questions about the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) application and the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Translation in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Fujianese will be available. **************** Community Board 3 Meetings on ESCR Parks Committee Meeting: May 16, 6:30 PM BRC Senior Center, 30 Delancey St. (at Chrystie St.) This is a regularly-scheduled Parks Committee hearing where project updates will be provided by DDC. The public comment portion of this meeting will be limited due to other agenda items. Additional comment periods will be available at subsequent meetings. Public Hearing: June 11 Location: TBD Our office is working with Community Board 3 on an extra meeting date on June 11 to allow for greater public comment during the ESCR ULURP. This June 11 public hearing is being scheduled in addition to Community Board 3’s regular June Parks Committee and Full Board meetings later that month. Check CB3 Calendar of Events Here. Community Board 6 Meeting on ESCR Land Use and Waterfront Committee Committee: May 28, 6:30 PM NYU Dentistry, 433 First Ave (at E. 26th St.) The CB6 Land Use and Waterfront Committee will be holding its Public Hearing on land acquisitions and zoning changes pertaining to ESCR, immediately following regular committee business. |
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