by Gina 
The Greenpoint Waterfront is moving into a new era of massive development, but the community still has some say in the direction of those changes.
The 2005 Rezoning promised open waterfront space to the community and tomorrow, the NYC Parks, NYC Economic Development Corporation and Community Board 1 are inviting community members (along with elected officials and stakeholders) to a group “listening session” to review the upcoming Newtown Barge Park and Box Street Park Projects.
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The entire esplanade is passive space, so the athletic fields are there for a reason. Given the towers scheduled to go up, there will be a huge demand for field space. Currently there is not enough permit time for teams to play, and children are being turned away from soccer leagues for this reason. Add another 4,000 to 8,000 residents along the waterfront and this field space will be all we have to serve hundreds of kids and families moving to the area.