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    City Breaks Ground on Orchard Beach Pavilion Project


    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Beaches  •  Orchard Beach, Bronx

    Rendering of what the the pavilion will look like after renovations and accessibility upgrades are completed. Image Credit: NYC Parks.

    On December 13, 2022, agency and elected officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Orchard Beach Pavilion restoration project in the Bronx. The pavilion supports the 1.1 mile-long beach, which contains a hexagonal-block promenade, snack bars and food carts, souvenir stands, playgrounds, picnic areas, sports courts, changing areas and showers, and a parking lot. The promenade was designated as a city landmark in 2006.

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    Date: 12/15/2022
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    Elected Officials Announce Construction of New Affordable Housing in Fordham Heights


    Department of Housing Preservation & Development  •  Affordable Housing  •  Fordham Heights, Bronx

    Construction begins on Bedford Green House II in Fordham Heights. Image Credit: HPD.

    On December 9, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of construction on a new affordable housing development in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. The project, Bedford Green House II, will be located at 2880 Jerome Avenue.

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    Date: 12/13/2022
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    Landmarks Votes to Designate Samuel Gompers Industrial High School as Individual Landmark


    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designation  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Samuel Gompers Industrial High School building. Image Credit: LPC.

    On December 6, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Samuel Gompers Industrial High School as an individual landmark. The school, located at 455 Southern Boulevard in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, was the City’s first vocational high school and is one of the City’s most distinctive public school buildings. For CityLand’s prior coverage, click here.

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    Date: 12/12/2022
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    U-Haul must pay truck renter’s fine


    CityLaw  •  Idling Rules  •  Midtown, Manhattan

    A U-Haul truck. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

    Renter of a vehicle owned by U-Haul allowed vehicle to idle for more than three minutes. A passerby noticed a U-Haul-owned vehicle idling at 455 West 48th Street in August 2020. The U-Haul’s engine appeared to be running for over four minutes without movement. The passerby videoed the vehicle with audible engine noise as a person sat in the driver’s seat.

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    Date: 12/09/2022
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    City Officials Celebrate New Gotham Point Development, Senior Housing in Long Island City


    Department of Housing Preservation & Development  •  Senior Housing  •  Long Island City, Queens

    The ribbon cutting at Gotham Point. Image Credit: Ed Lederman/HPD.

    On November 15, 2022, City agency and elected officials joined the Gotham Organization for the announcement of the completion of Gotham Point, a new housing development in Long Island City. The North Tower, the final part of the development, is located at 1-15 57th Avenue.

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    Date: 12/08/2022
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    DOT Accepting Applications for 2023 Open Streets Program


    Department Of Transportation  •  Open Streets  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYC DOT.

    On December 5, 2022, the Department of Transportation announced the availability of online applications for the 2023 Open Streets program. Through the Open Streets program, the Department of Transportation works with community organizations, schools, and businesses to provide activities in public space created by closing roads to vehicular traffic.

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    Date: 12/07/2022
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