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::Block by Block:: Street Reconstruction Updates & News

posted on: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:28 am

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RECONSTRUCTION OF WATER STREET FROM ADAMS STREET TO OLD FULTON STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET FROM YORK STREET TO PLYMOUTH STREET
Project ID #SEK002355

The New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC) is managing a capital construction project on Water Street from Adams Street to Old Fulton Street and Washington Street from York Street to Plymouth Street. The project is scheduled to commence in the summer of 2009, with an anticipated completion date scheduled for summer 2011.

Scope of work Phase I

Install new 12" Water main, valves, and Hydrants
Install 36" Trunk water main
Install 12" Sanitary Sewer
Install new catch basin
Reconstruction of streets with cobble stone pavement
Installation of new pigmented sidewalk, granite slab pavement crosswalks & curbs
Rodent control

Work in progress:
Installation of 12"water main
Installation of new Valves and Hydrants
Installation of new catch basins

Vibration monitoring, where it is warranted is being done during the contractor operations and is safely below the allowable threshold levels.

Project updates are also available through the NYCDDC website at www.nyc.gov/buildnyc

::Block by Block:: Street Reconstruction Updates & News

posted on: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:53 am

category: general

Beginning the week of May 4, 2009, and continuing for approximately 1-2 weeks, the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) will be excavating test pits along Water Street between Old Fulton and Washington streets and along Washington Street between Plymouth and York streets. Please note that this work is contingent upon the contractor receiving street permits from the NYC Department of Transportation; should permits not be issued next week, the work will be rescheduled. Advance notice of the rescheduled work will be provided.

Why is this Work being Done?
This work is being performed in advance of the Water Street Reconstruction Project and will allow DDC to identify the location of existing sub-surface infrastructure and utility hardware. The information gathered from the test pits will be used to determine the location of the new trunk water main. Please note: All test pit excavations will be restored upon completion.

Community Impacts during Test Pit Excavations
The following are temporary impacts while the work is being performed:
Each work location will be active for only 1-3 days;
Parking may be restricted in certain locations;
Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

Thank-you for your cooperation as we rebuild Brooklyn's infrastructure.

For more information, please contact DDC's Office of Community Outreach and Notification at 718-391-2347. Outside of work hours call 311 or visit the NYCDDC web site at www.nyc.gov/buildnyc

ABOUT THE PROJECT
In late May 2009, the City of New York will commence the historic Water Street Reconstruction. This is a multi-phased project, set to commence on Water Street then continue to Washington Street. As with any construction, we anticipate certain inconveniences arising. We look forward to working with the City of New York and our community to mitigate the impact of construction on all who live, work and visit DUMBO

ABOUT THE BID
The Dumbo Improvement District is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing and promoting DUMBO, Brooklyn. The Improvement District showcases DUMBO as a world class destination, advocating on behalf of DUMBO's businesses, property owners and residents. The organization provides supplemental sanitation services, marketing, economic development, neighborhood programming and long-term planning.

The Dumbo Improvement District manages DUMBO's Business Improvement District (BID) an area bounded roughly by York Street, Bridge Street, Old Fulton Street and the waterfront.

YOUR CONCERNS
The Dumbo Improvement District is pleased to work with our partners in the City to repair and restore in kind our beautiful Belgian Block streets, after upgrading the subsurface infrastructure on which we depend. Please consider our office a resource as we work "Block by Block" to rebuild our historic streets.

Please send your questions, comments and concerns about the project to streets@dumbonyc.org

Dumbo Improvement District Supports City Planning Commission's Proposed DUMBO Rezoning

posted on: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:51 am

category: general

The Dumbo Improvement District supports the New York City Planning Commission's Proposed DUMBO Rezoning. The proposed rezoning would change the current M1-2 and M3-1 manufacturing zoning designations, which neither permit residential use nor have height limits, to a mixed-use contextual zoning district. This would allow our community to better reflect and preserve the unique character of the neighborhood. The proposed rezoning is completely within the DUMBO Industrial District and almost entirely within the DUMBO Historic District.

For more information about the proposed rezoning, please visit the Department of City Planning's website:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/dumbo/dumbo3.shtml

Dumbo Improvement District testifies in opposition to proposed MTA service cuts

posted on: Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:09 am

category: general

On Wednesday, January 28, 2009, the Dumbo Improvement District submitted testimony in opposition to the service cuts to DUMBO proposed in the 2009 NYC Transit Service Rationalization Program to Balance the Budget. Excerpts from this testimony can be found below:

"DUMBO is a thriving neighborhood with over 100 retailers, thousands of businesses and hundreds of families. We are the proud home of myriad cultural institutions, fine parks and beautiful vistas. Eliminating the B25, our only bus route to and from DUMBO, isolates DUMBO from its surrounding communities, particularly downtown Brooklyn and its neighbors. Additionally, the bus route is a handicap accessible form of public transportation to DUMBO; such access is not available at our only subway stop, the York Street F Station.

The Dumbo Improvement District has partnered with the MTA/NYC Transit since our founding in 2006. We have worked together to improve existing transit conditions and explore means of expanding access to and from DUMBO. We recognize that challenging economic times call for creative solutions and we look forward to continuing our work with the MTA/NYC Transit to find such solutions. However, we ask that the MTA/NYC Transit recognize that a drastic cut, such as the elimination of the B25, leaves our growing community and thriving tourist destination with no bus service. Should the B25 be cut, we demand that the MTA/NYC Transit extend another line in and through DUMBO so as not to further isolate us from our neighbors in Brooklyn.

Thank you for your dedicated work on behalf of Brooklyn and the City of New York to find solutions in this challenging economic climate."

DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Elected Officials Reopen Historic Manhattan Bridge Archway to Public

posted on: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:14 pm

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DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Elected Officials Reopen Historic Manhattan Bridge Archway to Public

Passageway connects two parts of Brooklyn neighborhood separated for 17 years

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today reopened a historic, 46-foot-wide archway below the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn for public, non-vehicular use, granting access to a spacious but long-inaccessible public space and connecting two parts of DUMBO that had been separated for 17 years. The area beneath the arch, along Water Street between Adams Street and Anchorage Place, was previously occupied by DOT's Division of Bridges for the cutting and storage of metal needed for bridge projects. DOT recently removed the materials and will work with the Dumbo Improvement District to further beautify the cavernous passageway with lighting and benches, and to remove the asphalt to reveal the passageway's historic cobblestone. The Commissioner was joined by Brooklyn/Manhattan Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, City Councilmember David Yassky, and by Kate Kerrigan, Executive Director of the Dumbo Improvement District.

"Bridges like the Manhattan Bridge are not merely commuter corridors-they are architectural icons that define the character of their surrounding neighborhoods," said Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. "Nearly 75,000 vehicles and 969 subway trains cross this historic, century-old structure daily, a contrast to the graceful beauty of the arch that supports it, which we are now reshaping into a community public space."

"The Dumbo Improvement District recognized the opportunity to create an entirely new community amenity by re-adapting a found object, the Manhattan Bridge Archway, into a pedestrian thoroughfare," said Kate Kerrigan, Executive Director of the Dumbo Improvement District. "The giant, granite anchorage of the Manhattan Bridge was originally designed to allow for fluid movement through the area. Re-opening this public space not only reconnects our neighborhood, it helps define Dumbo as a home, creative workspace and world class destination."

DOT will continue to provide materials and staff for the ongoing archway project. The Dumbo Improvement District partnered with Rogers Marvel Architects and Jim Conti Lighting Design to restore the 45-foot high, 152-foot long archway in the coming months. The design includes lighting to highlight the graceful vaulted ceiling and provide adequate walkway lighting, benches that incorporate the existing remaining storage brackets, and exposed Belgian blocks that form the archway's base. The design takes a minimalist approach by using existing materials at the site while emphasizing the simple beauty of the structure. Enhancing and enlarging public space is a key goal of the DOT's strategic plan, which outlines programs to bring pedestrian plazas and temporary art projects to beautify communities - and to make the City's streets destinations in and of themselves. DOT last week unveiled new pedestrian space at Madison Square and along Broadway.

Opening the Dumbo archway builds on the public plaza built last year at Pearl Street triangle, adjacent to the archway. Other improvements in the area include a DOT/Dumbo Improvement District temporary art installation, Nature Matching System, by artist Tattfoo Tan on Front Street, and a permanent light installation, "This Way," at the staircase entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, which includes directional signage for the scores of visitors looking for attractions in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn.

The archway will be available to the public daily during daytime hours before it will be opened around-the-clock on completion of the installation and rehabilitation, scheduled to coincide with the Manhattan Bridge's 100th birthday in 2009.

Contact DOT: Seth Solomonow/Scott Gastel (212) 442-7033

Jane's Carousel on CBS Sunday Morning

posted on: Monday, August 18, 2008 12:20 pm

category: general

On Sunday, July 13th, Jane Walentas and her carousel were featured on CBS Sunday Morning with anchor Charles Osgood.

Watch the video HERE

Visit Jane's Carousel in DUMBO
56 Water Street

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