Infrastructure

Construction Starts on Eight-Acre, 140-Slip Marina In Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights

6:00 am on October 1, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Construction has started on an eight-acre, 140-slip marina between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, in Brooklyn Heights, according to The Wall Street Journal. Edgewater Resources LLC and SUTL Group are building the marina, and instead of drilling into the seabed, concrete blocks and Seaflex cord are being used to anchor the dock. The boating dock is being dubbed One° 15 Brooklyn Marina, and 145 people have already signed memberships with the developers. Opening is expected next spring.

Workers replace track on the L line in April 2015. Photo by Patrick Cashin via the MTA Flickr

Can Public-Private Partnerships Fill Holes in the MTA’s Budget?

10:00 pm on September 4, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The Citizens Budget Commission released a report earlier this week that predicted the MTA wouldn’t be able to fully repair all 467 of its subway stations until 2067, with suggestions on how the transit authority could finance repairs faster. The group suggested raising money through public-private partnerships, which can be incredibly effective. But when they’re negotiated poorly, these partnerships can cost cities and states millions.

Governor & Vice President Debut Plans For New LaGuardia Airport, East Elmhurst

12:30 pm on July 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden announced plans calling for the complete reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport, in East Elmhurst, Crain’s reports. The $4 billion project will have four connected terminals and will wrap around the Grand Central Parkway. There will also be 24-hour ferry service and an AirTrain linking the airport to the 7 train’s Willets Point stop. Approval from the Port Authority is required, and the terminal portion is expected to break ground in 2016 for a 2018 completion. The AirTrain link will take roughly five years to build.

URL Staten Island, rendering by Concrete

Can Staten Island’s Infrastructure Keep Up with Its Development?

7:30 pm on July 24, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Staten Island’s North Shore is preparing for four big developments and the 630-foot-tall New York Wheel, which will draw thousands of new residents and a huge influx of visitors to the sleepy industrial waterfront. But the city hasn’t spent much time trying to grapple with the borough’s longstanding infrastructure challenges that will only worsen as the population grows.

When Developers Work on Subways: Using One Vanderbilt as a Test Case

8:00 pm on July 10, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

SL Green’s 1.6 million-square-foot office tower at One Vanderbilt Avenue will not only be a test case for the city’s ambitious Midtown East rezoning plan, but it’s one of the few times in recent memory that a private developer has agreed to finance and perform substantial construction work for the MTA.

Meatpacking District’s Pier55 Awaiting Final Approvals, Landscaping Tweaked

11:00 am on June 5, 2015 By Reid Wilson

While the proposed park off the Meatpacking District, dubbed Pier55, waits for the Army Corps of Engineers and State Department’s approval, the project’s landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen has made small tweaks to the design. The park’s highest elevation has been lowered to 62 feet, according to Curbed, and vegetation will be very diverse. An amphitheater will be located near the back, and federal funds have been allotted for the park’s 13th Street pedestrian bridge. Construction is expected to begin in 2016.

Planning Begins for Bjarke Ingels-Designed “Dryline” Flood Protection

5:00 pm on May 26, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Plans for protecting Manhattan against floods are inching forward. Curbed reports the first phase of the Dryline, a landscaped park area along the waterfront stretching from West 23rd Street (in West Chelsea) to Montgomery Street (on the Lower East Side), are in the surveying phase. The Dryline would eventually continue into Midtown on both sides and is estimated to cost $1 billion.

Renovation Begins at Dome Park on Kensington-Borough Park Border

4:00 pm on April 29, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Per Kensington BK, the renovation of Dome Park is underway, located at 384 Dahill Road, on the border of Kensington and Borough Park. The multi-million dollar transformation will be completed by Fall 2017, and will better utilize the space of the former park playground.

Michael Bloomberg "opening" the 7 train extension, which is still not actually open. Photo by the MTA's Patrick Cashin.

The MTA’s Shaky Understanding of “On Time and On Budget”

10:30 pm on February 26, 2015 By Stephen Smith

In a twelve-step program, admitting you have a problem is the first step on the road to recovery. So, too, for the MTA, and its addiction to high costs, with each of its rail tunneling projects much more…

Crowded 7 train, which would be relieved by better service on the LIRR's Port Washington Branch. Image by Dschwen, from Wikipedia.

A Pro-Growth Transit Plan for Eastern Queens

3:40 pm on February 6, 2015 By Stephen Smith

Eastern Queens, long seen as one of the sleepiest parts of New York City, is booming. A wave of immigration from Asia – East Asians in the northeastern corner, South Asians (many by way of the…

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