Thursday, May 13, 2010

City and State Turf War Blamed For Delayed Empire Fulton Ferry Park Fix Up

Doreem Gallo of the DUMBO neighborhood alliance, in front of the Empire Fulton Ferry Park. She's angry the park is closed while construction work is not getting done.
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Doreem Gallo of the DUMBO neighborhood alliance, in front of the Empire Fulton Ferry Park. She's angry the park is closed while construction work is not getting done.


BROOKLYN


Bureaucratic squabbling is holding up construction at a shuttered DUMBO waterfront park, the Daily News has learned.

Empire Fulton Ferry Park closed down at the beginning of the year for a $3.5 million reconstruction project, but no work has been done since then.

A standoff between state and city officials is to blame for the delay, sources said.

State Controller Thomas DiNapoli is refusing to sign off on necessary construction contracts because he doesn't think the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp. - which took over the space from the state Parks Department in January - has the legal authority to do the work.

That's because a glitch in the agreement between the two state agencies left it unclear whether BBPDC has taken ownership of the site or just secured a long-term lease.

It's turned into a "huge stalemate" that has left DUMBO residents locked out of the park even though there's no construction going on, one source said.


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