Empire Fulton Ferry State Park Closed for Renovation
January 5th, 2010
A note from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation:
Empire Fulton Ferry State Park is closed as of January 1, 2010 as construction gets underway to implement a series of exciting park improvements. Improvements include:
- Jane’s Carousel, a gift of Jane and David Walentas. The magnificent, restored 1922 carousel will be housed in a beautiful pavilion designed by Pritzker-Prize winning architect Jean Nouvel, making the carousel available for use in all seasons. (also see: Jane’s Carousel To Be in Brooklyn Bridge Park)
- Extension of the park lawn to the south across the current alignment of New Dock Street
- Stormwater retention tanks to irrigate the park’s natural features
- Park furnishings including railings, benches, picnic tables and bike racks
- Lighting so that the park will be open after dark for the first time since its opening in 1979
- Regrading the park to improve drainage
Scheduled reopening of the park is Spring 2011. The adjacent city park will remain open during the renovation. Pier 1 of the Brooklyn Bridge Park will open as early in 2010 as possible and will host the popular Movies with a View this summer.
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January 5th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
[...] Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in Dumbo, Brooklyn, has closed for major renovations and is not scheduled to reopen until the spring of 2011. [Dumbo [...]
January 6th, 2010 at 10:29 am
2011? Anyone else think thats a helluva long time for that? Who got the contract? State workers on the clock? Gonna be a lot of leaning on that shovel!
January 6th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Jane “Relentless” and her carousel is more like it. I hope the carousel is sanctioned by the same noise codes as the Mr. Softee ice cream trucks during the summer months? The sound of repetitive carnival music in our park will be dreadful.
January 6th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
RIP beloved trees.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:00 am
whats up with the tobacco warehouse? i just got engaged and wanted to have a wedding there. boooo!
February 10th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Hey all. This is terrible news, I wanted to shoot a short project along the beach. The number for the actual park has been disconnected, anyone have any clue who I could try to call next to get access to shoot?
February 15th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
So the city closes one park and refuses to open another. Nice work!
February 16th, 2010 at 4:57 am
So the city closes one park and refuses to open another. Nice work!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
[...] Curbed report says that someone posted a sign in front of the currently-closed-for-renovations Empire Fulton Ferry Park. The sign as transcribed by Curbed says: the carousel Boycott this thoughtless project of a rich [...]
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:56 pm
[...] Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, but here are some interim photos of the park. The park is being worked on to improve drainage, add park furnishings, lighting, and of course house Jane’s Carousel. One [...]