Four Freedoms State Park is on the cusp of change, upgrading accessibility as reopening for activities is on the horizon. As I worked on the story, I decided to share a before image, my favorite view from yesterday.
By David Stone
A year ago, before the coronavirus pandemic grounded us, I wrote about the park, noting its quietest season.
But 2021 owns a vastly different February, and rather than quiet, it’s a serenity magnet, drawing a record number of visitors in January.
And now, another story of growth and the embrace of the ideals on which the park was founded is about to unfold. We’ll cover that story, but here’s a look at FDR Four Freedoms State Park, this winter, on the cusp of change.
Stack Work Advances While Answers Do Not
On June 17 and 18, HPD told the first meeting of the Roosevelt Island Steam Plant Demolition Community Advisory Group that smokestack demolition had no projected start date. Residents and the CAG would receive at least five business days’ advance notice once a date was set. Scaffolding around the stacks could not proceed until soil removal and backfill were complete and the area stabilized.
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