Another $16 million will be pumped into redeveloping Pier 42 and completing the East River Waterfront Park as the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation officially approved the work on Thursday. "This funding will be a step toward the world-class waterfront and open space we’ve long fought for, while continuing the revitalization of Lower Manhattan," State Senator Daniel Squadron said in a statement. The green space and "beach" will jut out between the Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges. While the rendering looks swell, it's missing the requisite old men fishing and chain smoking.
Construction is set to begin in June, and you WILL be able to "dip your feet" into the water, not that you'd ever want to. No word on whether Thong Guy will be at the ribbon cutting.
