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Little Island project says construction resumed; still slated to open next May
Summary
Representatives from Little Island told Manhattan Community Board 2 that construction resumed with safety protocols, 12 trees are on site, and remote community programming is continuing while the team works toward opening "next May."
Little Island representatives told Manhattan Community Board 2 on a virtual joint meeting of the Arts & Institutions and Parks & Waterfront committees that construction work resumed after a temporary shutdown and the project remains "slated to open next May." Trish, a Little Island presenter, said crews returned to the site on April 20 with daily health screening and new site protocols.
Board members heard that the project has installed an initial set of plantings and that community programming has moved online while in-person events are postponed. The project’s education team is producing short “webisodes” and Little Island plans to try to preserve positions in its youth-worker program.
The update matters because Little Island (Pier 55) is a high-profile new public green space on the Hudson River waterfront and…
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