NEW YORK | Pier 76 Redevelopment

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I liked the idea of the pier just becoming a permanent park (its in interim stage currently). But the state has more plans for the pier.



https://secretnyc.co/future-of-pier-76-nyc/

Amusement Park Rides, Floating Restaurants & More May Be Coming To NYC’s Pier 76
As new legislation was just passed to expand the commercial uses of Pier 76, New Yorkers could see amusement park rides, floating restaurants and more take over the pier in the near future.





Justine Golata
August 7, 2024

NYC’s Hudson River Park, the nation’s longest riverfront park, not only offers some of the best views in the city, but provides a place for all New Yorkers to come together.

Specifically, Pier 76 was introduced into park boundaries in 2021, after the city replaced a former tow pound building with the 245,000-square foot recreational pier. In fact, the conversion only took a shocking 81 days to complete. The pier currently features public benches, a propeller from the S.S. United States passenger liner, and maybe soon amusement park rides!

When Pier 76 first opened, it was to be a “interim open space” until it would host “public parkland and a revenue generating use.” According to new legislation, the future of Pier 76 can include commercial office development, floating restaurants, facilities for waterborne transportation activities, amusement rides and tourist attractions to fulfill its original mission.

The law was introduced to amend the Hudson River Park Act to add permitted commercial uses on Pier 76. It also states that Pier 76 “faces $150 million in repair and reconstruction costs that must be faced in the near future to avoid the complete removal of the pier for any public use.”

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https://thevillagesun.com/clearing-t...0th-st-helipad

Clearing the way for a park on (part of) Pier 76; trying to clear out park helipad





July 26, 2024
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON

The governor has signed legislation by state Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Tony Simone to amend the Hudson River Park Act to allow redevelopment of Pier 76 with at least 50 percent parkland, plus “create a process” to kick the W. 30th Street helipad out of the park.

“We’re elated that Governor Hochul signed our legislation to develop new open space and commercial uses on Pier 76 in Hudson River Park and create a community-led process to facilitate, once and for all, moving the W. 30th Street helipad off of the parkland,” Hoylman-Sigal and Simone said in a joint statement.

The bill (S.9408C/A10224C) modifies the Hudson River Park Act to create a structure for a request for proposals, or R.F.P., to provide revenue to complete construction of Hudson River Park, new green space on the West Side and “a path forward” to free up parkland that the helipad has occupied for decades.

“The new vision of Pier 76 is one of a green space for the entire community to enjoy, while simultaneously providing the revenue needed to bring the pier to the beautiful standard that New York City is accustomed to,” the two West Side lawmakers said.

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pr...-hoylman-sigal

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Tony Simone said: “We’re elated that Governor Hochul signed our legislation to develop new open space and commercial uses on Pier 76 in Hudson River Park and create a community-led process to facilitate, once and for all, moving the West 30th Street helipad off of the parkland.

Our new law creates a structure for an RFP that will provide funding for the completion of Hudson River Park, new green space for the West Side community, and charts a path forward to free up parkland that has been compromised for decades by the presence of the helipad.

The new vision of Pier 76 is one of a green space for the entire community to enjoy, while simultaneously providing the revenue needed to bring the pier to the beautiful standard that New York City is accustomed to.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation...08/amendment/C




https://www.change.org/p/preserve-ny...velopment-plan

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