overview of sunset cove restoration plan highlighting community efforts to fund and build a boardwalk out over the wetlands and include a eco dock for oyster studies
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Sunset cove phase 2 advocacy
1. ๏ฝ 12 acre site
๏ฝ Spectacular views of Jamaica Bay and NYC
๏ฝ Located at extreme south end of Broad Channel
๏ฝ NYC Parks land adjacent to NPS wetlands
๏ฝ Wetland cove and upland area
๏ฝ Unique Opportunity to restore Degraded shoreline
area
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9. ๏ฝ Small Marina since the 40โs
๏ฝ Marina greatly expanded thru illegal fill in 1970โs
and 80โs.
๏ฝ Court action at both state and Federal level
๏ฝ Resulted in 1998 decision to reduce size
๏ฝ 2008 decision for additional violations led to state
acquisition
๏ฝ 2008 Land put under jurisdiction of NYC
DCAS
10. ๏ฝ Broad Channel Civic Association led effort to have area
deeded to NYC Parks.
๏ฝ Worked thru Councilman Ulrichโs office to have
transferred to NYC Parks in 2009
๏ฝ BCCA passed unanimous resolution in February of 2010
endorsing wetlands restoration, upland forest, walking
trails, boardwalk plan.
๏ฝ BCCA plan submitted to NYC PARKS RFEIโonly plan
submitted
11. ๏ฝ Effort led by Broad Channel Civic Association
๏ฝ Letters of support obtained from
โฆ Senator Schumer ***
โฆ Congressman Meeks
โฆ Congressman Jeffries
โฆ State Senator Addabbo
โฆ Assemblyman Goldfeder
โฆ Councilman Ulrich
Federal lobbying coordinated with Harbor Coalition
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13. ๏ฝ NYC Parks-Lead Agency
๏ฝ NYC DEP
๏ฝ NYS DEC
๏ฝ NPS
๏ฝ Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers
๏ฝ American Littoral Society
15. ๏ฝ Boardwalk out across the wetlands to
viewing/learning platform
๏ฝ 360 degree views of restored wetlands and forest
and Jamaica Bay
๏ฝ Pathway access to waters edge
๏ฝ Ramp out to Eco Dock to be used for oyster
studies and school group access
๏ฝ Oyster Cages to be hung across the cove from
16. ๏ฝ Federal CDBG Hurricane Sandy Funding to be
disbursed by the State
๏ฝ Outside of NYC for individual home rebuilding
๏ฝ Within NYC For community based resiliency
projects
๏ฝ Broad Channel separate zone -6.3 Million
๏ฝ Parsons Brinckerhoff lead design firm
๏ฝ Eight funded Resiliency Projects including
Sunset CoveโPhase 2
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๏ฝ Committed Funding
โฆ Broad Channel CRZ- -----$500,000
โฆ Assemblyman Goldfeder - $125,000
โฆ Broad Channel Civic thru Participatory Budget-$200,00
๏ * all design costs for Louis Berger firm from NY Rising
๏ Additional funding potentialโ
๏ Queens Borough--President Melinda Katz( in budget office)
๏ NY Rising
๏ Assemblyman Goldfeder
20. ๏ฝ Phase 1โFunded/Design Completed
Construction to start late
fall 2016/Spring 2017
๏ฝ Phase 2-Funding in Place/Design underway
by Louis Berger/Construction to
start fall 2017/2018