by Emma Davey The CitiStorage building stood vacant long after a devastating fire, and more than just a dilapidated eyesore, it also delayed the neighborhood’s long-standing promise of a united waterfront park.Â
It’s finally gone, but questions remain. What happens to the land now? When will a new park open? Who is responsible for cleaning it up?Â
The Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park group, leaders in the fight to bring the park to life, will host the…
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The members of the School Construction Authority said themselves in one meeting that this is the best place to build a school. There is NO other site in Greenpoint that a school could be built on. Why is no one picking up on what else they said, that they are paying only $1.00 a year for the next 99 years on the lease of this land. Hmmm… so why should they look elsewhere?