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East River Esplanade

Highly anticipated East Midtown Greenway is open

This current phase fills in a 1.1-mile gap of waterfront access on the East River Esplanade

December 21, 2023 by Ameena Walker

Lower East Side

City breaks ground on $1.45B East Side Coastal Resiliency project

The project will protect hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from flooding and sea level rise

April 16, 2021 by Diane Pham

Upper East Side

See new renderings of the $100M East Midtown Greenway extension

Construction has restarted on the East River Esplanade project with an expanded scope of work

April 13, 2021 by Diane Pham