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NYC Parks has completed a $4.3 million reconstruction of Jennie Jerome Playground at 1650 Jerome Avenue in Tremont, The Bronx. Funded by the NYC Mayor’s Office, reconstruction efforts delivered upgraded recreational amenities as part of the Community Parks Initiative. Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Community Board 5, and local residents to cut the ribbon on the project. Work was

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1601 DeKalb Avenue, a nine-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Camber Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership, the structure yields 127 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 81 units for residents at 40 to 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $30,823 to $241,080.

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 552 Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Located between 5th and 6th Avenues, the lot is two blocks from the Bay Ridge Avenue subway station,…

Renderings have been revealed for Hudson Ivy, a 34-story office skyscraper at 415 Ninth Avenue in Midtown West, Manhattan. Designed by Brandon Haw Architecture Planning Design and developed by Cove Property Group, the 535-foot-tall structure will yield 287,692 square feet of office space and ground-floor retail. The property is located between West 33rd and 34th Streets.

New plans have been revealed for a forthcoming park at 143 West 14th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns the through-block parcel that also contains a five-story building at 144 West 15th Street, the park will replace a vacant lot between two wall murals. The property is located between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

Hoboken officials and community members recently gathered to celebrate the opening of the newly expanded Southwest Resiliency Park, a project that doubles the size of the original park that first opened in 2017. The expansion, led by Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, and Fourth Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos, adds 1 acre of public space designed by Starr Whitehouse. New additions integrate recreation amenities with green infrastructure as part of the City’s larger stormwater management and resiliency strategy. The park is located at the corner of Harrison Street and Observer Highway.

Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 21-12 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens. Located between Beach 21st Street and Beach 22nd Street, the lot is near the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station, served by the A train. Amritpal Sandhu of Superior Hospitality Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Construction is closing in on the final stories of 131-28 40th Road, a 12-story mixed-use hotel building in Flushing, Queens. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect for the 40th Road Realty Group LLC, the 131-foot-tall structure will span 58,789 square feet and yield 124 guest rooms with an average scope of 347 square feet. The project will also include 15,234 square feet of residential space and a 547-square-foot community facility. The property is located along 40th Road between College Point Boulevard and Flushing Creek.

Governor Phil Murphy joined state, county, and local officials in Newark to break ground on the Greenway project, a 9-mile former rail line that will be converted into New Jersey’s newest state park. The 100-foot-wide Greenway will stretch from Jersey City to Montclair, spanning Essex and Hudson Counties. The first phase of construction, centered on the Newark Central Activity Center between Summer Avenue and Broadway, represents the largest single investment in state history for a new state park, totaling $69.2 million. The project is being led by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) with construction overseen by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and managed by AECOM Tishman. It is expected to open by the end of 2026.

Construction is rising on Etihad Park, the home stadium for Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club (NYCFC) at 126-87 Willets Point Boulevard in Willets Point, Queens. Designed by HOK, the 24,851-seat venue will stand as the centerpiece of a 23-acre redevelopment plan along with a new 650-seat public school, a hotel, and more than 150,000 square feet of public open space. The facility will also be the first fully electric stadium in New York City and in MLS history. The project site is bounded by 127th Street to the northeast, 35th Avenue to the northwest, Willets Point Boulevard to the southeast, and Seaver Way and Citi Field to the southwest.