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    DDC Provides Progress on Completion of Part of East Side Coastal Resiliency Floodwall

    East Side Coastal Resiliency Project  •  East River, Manhattan

    Construction workers creating wave patterns in concrete exterior of the floodwall. Image Credit: NYC DDC.

    The phased construction of the project ensures there will still be parkspace and waterfront accessible to residents during the duration of the project. On October 6, 2021, the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of 500 feet of floodwall as part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR). The new floodwall has been installed in the area north of Stuyvesant Cove Park along the East River. The ESCR project is City’s most complex coastal resiliency project so far, which will improve flood protection, waterfront access, parks, playgrounds, and other recreation facilities along the East River between East 25th Street to Montgomery Street. For CityLand’s prior coverage of the ESCR project, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : East Side Coastal Resiliency
    Date:10/14/2021
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    City Furthers Progress on Downtown Far Rockaway Reconstruction

    Infrastructure  •  Downtown Far Rockaway, Queens

    New curb cuts and streets are part of the progress made during Phase 1 of the Downtown Far Rockaway reconstruction. Image Credit: NYC DDC,

    The project will enhance economic opportunity for Queens residents and prevent future flooding. On August 2, 2021, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and the Departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation, and Design and Construction announced the completion of Phase 1 of a $139 million project to revitalize Downtown Far Rockaway’s infrastructure. Phase 1 was completed ahead of schedule, 21 months after the project was first announced. (read more…)

    Date:08/23/2021
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    Flood Protection Measures Completed in Red Hook

    Flood Protections  •  Red Hook, Brooklyn

    Interim flood barriers at Red Hook. Image Credit: NYC DDC

    The protection measures consist of barriers that are capable to be opened or closed to mitigate the effects of storm surge flooding. On August 3, 2021, the New York City Emergency Management Department and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of Interim Flood Protection Measures at the Atlantic Basin in Red Hook.  The Interim Flood Protection Measures program began in 2016 to protect facilities, infrastructure, and low-lying areas all located in New York City from flooding caused by hurricanes. (read more…)

    Date:08/18/2021
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    New Design Revealed for Rego Park Library Branch

    Libraries  •  Rego Park, Queens

    Artist’s rendering of the new Rego Park Branch of the Queens Public Library. Image Credit: DDC

    The new library will be over double the size of the existing one. On July 28, 2021, Department of Design and Construction Commission Jamie Torres-Springer joined elected officials and the Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott to reveal the design for the new Rego Park Library. Located at 91-41 63rd Drive, the new library will replace the current one-story library that has operated since 1975. The Rego Park branch currently serves nearly 200,000 people a year and lends approximately 190,000 items annually, making it one of the busiest library branches in Queens.  (read more…)

    Date:08/04/2021
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    Construction Begins on New Manhattan Pet Adoption Center

    Construction  •  East Harlem, Manhattan

    Rendering of what the new pet adoption center will look like once completed. Image Credit: NYC DDC/Studio Joseph

    The Department of Design and Construction is completely renovating an old garage in East Harlem into a new facility for the specific use of providing animals to adopt for the city. On June 4, 2021, the Department of Design and Construction and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced the beginning of construction on a new Pet Adoption Center located at 328 East 109th Street in East Harlem. The Center will work with adoptable dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and other animals. (read more…)

    Tags : animal adoption, animal shelter, new construction
    Date:06/22/2021
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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