See What Park Avenue Could Soon Look Like Under a New Plan

See what Park Avenue could soon look like under a new plan

New York City's Park Avenue may be known for its grand hotels, posh real estate and commuters going to and from Grand Central, but it is now getting a new look. A greener one.

DOT picks landscape team for Park Avenue redesign, but fate of driving lanes remains unknown

Park Avenue will become greener and more pedestrian-friendly as part of its ongoing redesign, but the impact on bike and vehicle traffic remains unknown. In its effort to put the “park” back in Park Avenue, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Thursday that Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners, LLC, would serve as the firm to outfit the two-way corridor from East 46th to East 57th Streets with more plantings, sea…

NYC selects landscape architecture firm Starr Whitehouse for Park Ave. overhaul

New York City officials are expected to announce Thursday that they’ve selected landscape architecture firm Starr Whitehouse to help design widened green space medians along 11 blocks of Manhattan’s Park Ave. The Manhattan-based firm has worked on various park and green space projects throughout the city including Battery Park and Bushwick Inlet Park. Founding principal Laura Starr previously served as chief of design for the Central Park Conser…

NYC taps landscape architect to reimagine Park Avenue

New York City has selected a landscape architect to lead the pedestrian-focused transformation of Park Avenue. Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Thursday announced that an 18-month contract has been awarded to Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners to redesign a portion of the iconic corridor between East 46th and East 57th Streets. The project will widen the median and install pedestrian upgrades, n…

PS 110 Parents Call for Street Safety Upgrades in McGolrick Park Area - Greenpointers

Parents at PS 110 say the area near their children’s school lacks necessary safety features and are calling on the city’s Department of Transportation to make upgrades.  500 kids attend the elementary school, which directly faces McGolrick Park. Local parent Chris Roberti noticed morning drop-off issues on the very first day he showed up to school. “Parents were really crushed on the sidewalk, people were kind of spilling into the street, there …