An East River for all New Yorkers
The future of the East River lies in the balance. With so much redevelopment planned, now is the time for New Yorkers to speak up about the kind of waterfront we want. Implementing the East River Agenda would ensure a vibrant waterfront that incorporates real public access, is ecologically sustainable, addresses local community needs, and creates a new generation of successful public spaces. But without the active involvement of concerned citizens and community members, the East River waterfront won’t reach its potential. We need to speak up to make it an East River for all New Yorkers.
The East River Agenda is sponsored by the following groups:
Astoria / LIC Waterfront Parks Alliance,
Barge Park Pals,
Bayside Anglers Group,
Bronx River Alliance,
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy,
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative,
East River Apprenticeshop,
East River CREW,
Eugene Lang College Outdoors Program,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial—Four Freedoms Park,
Friends of Brook Park,
Friends of Gantry Neighborhood Parks at Hunters Point,
Greater Astoria Historical Society,
Green Map System,
Greenpoint Video Project,
GWAPP,
Harlem River Boat Club,
LIC Community Boathouse,
Lower East Side Ecology Center,
Manhattan Community Board One,
The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance,
The Municipal Art Society of New York.
NewtownCreekAlliance.org, New York City Audubon, New Yorkers For Parks, NewyorkHarborBeaches.org, New York Harbor School, New York Rowing Association, NYC Soil & Water Conservation District, The Rainey Park Group, Rocking the Boat, Roosevelt Island Residents’ Association, SeaportSpeaks, Sebago Canoe Club, Society for Industrial Archeology, Roebling Chapter, Solar One, South Street Seaport Museum, Stuyvesant Cove Park Association, Sustainable South Bronx, The Point CDC, Transportation Alternatives, Two Bridges Neighborhood Corp., Urban Divers, West Indian American Progressive Action Council.
The East River Agenda was produced by The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and The Municipal Art Society of New York.
The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (waterwire.net) works through education, grassroots organizing and media advocacy to create common ground among the stakeholders of our region’s waterfront and waterways.
The Municipal Art Society of New York (mas.org) is a private, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote a more livable city. Since 1893, the MAS has worked to enrich the culture, neighborhoods and physical design of New York City. It advocates for excellence in urban design and planning, contemporary architecture, historic preservation and public art.