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Hudson Square plaza plan wins board backing amid parking, trash and commercialization concerns
Summary
DOT and the Hudson Square BID proposed pedestrianizing one block of Little Sixth Avenue as a DOT Plaza, funded in part by a nearly $750,000 New York Forward grant. Committee members voted to support the plaza but urged limits on commercialization, attention to trash and lighting, and clearer plans for emergency access and parking impacts.
DOT plaza staff and Hudson Square BID representatives presented a temporary plaza plan for Little Sixth Avenue between Spring and Dominic Streets that would pedestrianize the block, add movable furnishings, two parklets, greening, an asphalt ground mural and a programming schedule funded in part by a New York Forward grant of roughly $750,000.
Klay Greyel, DOT plaza program manager, described the Plaza Program’s goals to reclaim roadway for pedestrian public space and said DOT typically permits interim plazas for 11 months with the option to move to capital reconstruction…
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