Lower East Side Awarded $335 Million For East River 2-mile Eco-Friendly Storm Barrier Park

The federal Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild by Design competition awarded 

$ 335 million to the Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group to build a 2-mile long eco-friendly storm barrier park which could be completed as early as four years. The project will run from E. 23rd St. to Montgomery St. on the Lower East Side and will create landscaped berms 10-to 20-feet high, which officials say will stop floodwaters from pouring onto the streets in the event of another hurricane  The project will also include a bike lane,  walking paths and swimming pools.

The design competition was launched by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Hurricane Sandy Task Force to address and protect vulnerable areas hit by Hurricane Sandy from future storms and flooding.

The Bjarke Ingels Group is currently involved in building a viewing platform for Pier 6 at the Atlantic Avenue entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Manhattan

A 2-mile stretch of Manhattan along the East River will be transformed into an eco-friendly playground with swimming areas, officials said Monday, according to the New York Daily News.

The ambitious proposal won $335 million in the federal Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild by Design competition, launched to rebuild areas hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy. 

The project, which will run from E. 23rd St. to Montgomery St. on the Lower East Side, could be completed in as little as four years. The money will help create landscaped berms 10- to 20-feet high, which will stop floodwaters from pouring onto the streets in the event of another hurricane. 

 The berms will be located on what is now a low-lying service road for the FDR highway. 

The designers — Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group — also plan on adding wharfs, swimming pools in the East River along E. 10th St. and a bike lane and walking path. It was the grand prize winner in the contest, which awarded $415 million to New York City sustainability projects.

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Police Release Sketch of Suspect Sought In East River Park Sex Attack

Police released a sketch of the man that attacked a 41-year-old woman jogger on the East River Park Promenade behind the baseball fields near Delancey Street late Thursday morning while jogging.

Manhattan

By Geoffrey Croft

Police released a sketch of a man they believe attacked a female jogger on Thursday in broad daylight in East River Park.

The woman,  41, was running along the promenade beside the East River and the baseball fields near Delancey Street, just before noon when she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground. 

The attacker attempted to tear off her clothes.  The woman screamed police said and the assailant fled.

The victim was taken to Beth Israel hospital with cuts and bruises.

The attacker is described as a male black, late teens to early 20's wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants.

Police are searching for the man. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip by logging onto Crime Stoppers' website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting your tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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Woman Jogger Sexually Assaulted In East River Park

East River Park Promenade behind the baseball fields  near Delancey Street where a 41-year-old woman was allegedly attacked late this morning while jogging.  (Photo: DNAinfo/Serena Solomon)

Manhattan 

By Geoffrey Croft

A female jogger was attacked in broad daylight this afternoon in East Rver Park.

The woman,  41, was running along the FDR Drive near Delancey Street inside the East River Park, just before noon when she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground. 

The attacker attempted to tear off her clothes.  The woman screamed police said and the assailant fled.

The victim was taken to Beth Israel hospital with cuts and bruises.

The attacker is described as a male black, late teens to early 20's wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants.

Police are searching for the man. No arrests have been made.

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Teen Dies After Falling From The East River Promenade

The scene near East 105th Street in Manhattan last night on the East River Promenade where divers rescued a fifteen-year old boy who had fallen into the East River. The boy later died at

Metropolitan Hospital a few blocks away. (Photo: Christopher Sadowski)

Manhattan

A 15-year-old boy died after falling into the choppy currents of the East River last night, sources said, according to the New York Post.

Police received a 911 call at 8:15 p.m. for a teen who fell from the promenade near the FDR Drive and East 105th Street, into the chilly water, cops said.

Harbor Units and the FDNY rushed to the scene and performed CPR on the boy.

He was taken to Metropolitan Hospital, where he later died, authorities said.

It was not clear last night how the teen fell.

Emergency personnel pull a teenage boy from the East River after he fell in near East 102nd St. just before 8:30 p.m. (Photo: Peter Gerber For the New York Daily News)

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