All photos courtesy of DDC

City officials on Thursday celebrated the opening of new public spaces in East River Park , just in time for summer. Closed since 2021 as part of the project to protect the Lower East Side from rising sea levels, the south end of the park’s new amenities include picnic and barbecue areas, six tennis courts, two basketball courts, a passive lawn, a nature exploration area, and a multi-use area. These areas are currently only accessible via the new Delancey Street pedestrian bridge .

East River Park is being built 8 to 10 feet higher than the original park to conceal a floodwall under the city’s ongoing East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR). Additional sections of East River Park and nearby Corlears Hook Park are expected to open in August, along with

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