Anne Frederick of Hester Street Collaborative was one of several speakers at a community day May 4, 2013 at Pier 42.
It will be years before the dream of building a large new park at Pier 42, near Gouverneur Street, is realized. But this past weekend, community activists, non-profit organizations and local politicians took an important symbolic step toward claiming the parcel along the East River for public use. A community day was held Saturday on Pier 42, the kickoff to a summer-long effort to engage residents in the future of the pier.
A year-and-a-half ago, the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. allocated $16 million for the first phase of the project. A design firm, Mathews Nielsen, will present preliminary master plans to Community Board 3 later this week, following a series of community vision sessions during the past several months. On Saturday, Sen. Squadron, who helped secure the funding along with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, and representatives from non-profit organi
East River Park bandshell. Photo by David Flaherty.
From frequent East River Park visitor David Flaherty: Signs of improvement at the bandshell. He also reports work has begun to repair the dog run at Corlears Hook Park, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
This coming weekend, local organizations are inviting Lower East Side residents to a section of Pier 42, just north of Montgomery Street, for a community day. As you may have heard, the Parks Department is moving ahead with plans to turn the old pier into a green space, an extension of East River Park. This summer there will be a series of art, educational and design installations at the pier, beginning with the event on Saturday.
Visitors will be able to build model depicting their visions for the space, meet the artists who will be involved in the installations, learn about river ecology and tour the pier. The community day is hosted by the LES waterfront Alliance, including CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, Good Old Lower East Side, Hester Street Collaborative, Lower East Side Ecology Center, 267/275 Cherry Street Tenants Association, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and State Sen. Daniel Squadron.
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The cast of “Bessie’s Big Shot,” part of East River Park Family Day, pull some strings. Photo credit: City Parks Foundation Facebook page.
Admittedly, this post is a bit last minute, but it’s never too late to decide to spend some quality time with the family. If your evening isn’t planned already, head with the kids to Family Day at East River Park, which includes three separate events running from 2-10 pm. Kicking off the entertainment at 2, the City Parks Foundation Puppetmobile presents “Bessie’s Big Shot,” the tale of a cow with dreams to dazzle in a circus. This puppet show is happening at Corlears Hook Park, and will be followed by a chalk drawing workshop led by artist Diana Carulli in the Dance Oval at 4. (Carulli has a history in East River Park; she worked on the blue painted labyrinth it that it currently features.) The night concludes at the park’s Bandshell at 8, with a raucous production of “Jason and the Argonauts,” a spin on ancient greek dram