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East River Park section reopens with new passive lawn, picnic areas, and courts
The new open spaces and amenities at East River Park are part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is ...
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Section of East River Park reopens after being lifted to fight floods
An overhauled section of East River Park that had been closed for nearly four years as part of a $1.5 billion flood ...
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The East River Tunnel shutdown is going to mess up your LIRR commute—here's what to know
LIRR leadership previously called a full shutdown “catastrophic,” as reported by the New York Daily News. Amtrak has promised to minimize the pain with extra inspections, more crews and emergency ...
Amtrak set to close one East River tube Friday night, starting 2.5 years of repairs
The single tube closure, slated to last 10 days, will start a two-and-a-half year repair project that will reduce the East ...
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Amtrak to close East River tunnel as it kicks off $1.6B in repairs
The single tube closure, scheduled to last 10 days, is the first step in Amtrak’s long-delayed, $1.6 billion project to ...
Amtrak begins $1.6 rehab of East River Tunnel in NYC
A full shutdown of one of the tubes of the East River Tunnel in New York City began Friday, impacting Amtrak services in and ...
FDNY rescues 3 people from sinking boat in East River
Firefighters responded to a mayday radio call of a boat that had struck an object and begun sinking near the Whitestone ...
Man dies in explosion aboard boat in Hudson River in New York City
New York police said they found a man dead Saturday, May 24, at the scene of an explosion on a boat in the Hudson River.