Plans are in place for the World’s Fair Marina to receive a $32 million makeover, including a complete reconstruction of one of its piers.
The improvements to the marina, located on Flushing Bay in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, will focus on the deteriorating Pier 1. The pier, which is closed to the public, will be demolished and completely rebuilt under the plan.
Officials from the Parks Department told Community Board 3 at its Nov. 15 meeting the pier is “in pretty bad shape” and “in need of reconstruction.”
The Parks Department was in front of the community board looking to secure a letter of support before it puts its plan in front of the city’s Public Design Commission. Due to the snow that fell that day, the board did not have the required number of members present at the meeting to vote.
The construction budget of $32 million includes funding from City Hall as well as federal dollars designated for Hurricane Sandy repairs. The World’s Fair Marina was battered during the 2012 hurricane and suffered considerable damage.
5 comments:
I really hope this happens now that Laguardia is getting a makeover and they are building a shuttle to take passengers from the airport and connect them to the subway system it only makes other sense to develop other areas as well.
Let's get a Wall Street ferry. When Italian terrorists blew up his building on September 16 1920, was on his boat from Oyster Bay to Wall Street.
Great news more noise to hear !
The party boats blast "music" that can be heard all the way in Whitestone.
This makes more sense than spending a penny on the eyesore that is the NYS Pavilion.
>eyesore that is the NYS Pavilion
Hardly. It's an internationally recognizable landmark.
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