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South Bronx Greenway gets $30M and green light

Crain’s NY Business reports on the latest South Bronx initiative to clean-up the Hunts Point area and provide better access to the waterfront.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a $30 million plan on Monday for the South Bronx Greenway, a key component of a broader vision to revitalize the Hunts Point Peninsula.

As part of a wider plan for Hunts Point, which was first outlined in 2005, the city will implement the “Greenway plan” with four short-term projects and additional improvements that will add 1.5 acres of open space and 2.3 miles of pedestrian routes.

When it’s completed, the South Bronx greenway will encompass 1.5 miles of new waterfront greenway, 8.5 miles of new green streets, and nearly 12 acres of new waterfront open space.