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Proposal for New Park Near Lincoln Tunnel Endorsed by CB 4

Image: CHEKPEDS via DNAinfo

A community-driven proposal to create a new public space on a street near the Lincoln Tunnel was endorsed by Manhattan Community Board 4 Wednesday.

The plan, as reported by DNAinfo in December, is to convert three lane-widths of leftover asphalt on Dyer Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets into a park. That stretch of Dyer currently has three lanes for vehicle traffic exiting the tunnel and one lane for inbound vehicles. The Port Authority, which owns the street, plans to eliminate one of the outbound lanes. A coalition of neighborhood groups, including the Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Association and CHEKPEDS, envisions a park on the east side of Dyer, encompassing about 7,200 square feet.

DNAinfo reports that last night CB 4 voted unanimously to recommend the plan to the Port Authority.

There is still money to be raised, and the board wants "at least two" public feedback sessions. But organizers are upbeat -- and with good reason, especially considering that the idea for the park came about only a few months ago.

"We've made a tremendous amount of progress so far," said Jeffrey Peyser, who's part of the effort to create the park.

"We've done outreach for corporate sponsorship to fund the initial aspects of the park and are working on getting matching grant programs."

Meta Brunzema, an architect who helped create the initial design for the park, said that despite its tiny size, the green space would include new trees, seating areas and other amenities.

"Our group's intent was really to make this a park for everybody -- for seniors, for people with disabilities, for young people, for old people," she said.

"The goal here is to make a real park."

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