CITY AND CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY TO REDESIGN CENTRAL PARK DRIVES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND UNDERTAKE NEW PAVING

March 7th, 2025

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 6, 2025

CONTACT: (212) 839-4850, [email protected]

 

CITY AND CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY TO REDESIGN CENTRAL PARK DRIVES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND UNDERTAKE NEW PAVING

 

Repaving Will Begin in Southern Section of Central Park on March 17

 

NYC DOT Will Implement Redesign of Repaved Section To Improve Safety and Better Separate Pedestrians From Cyclists by Reclaiming Space Once Dedicated to Vehicle Traffic

The repaving schedule for the southern section of the Central Park drives, weather permitting.

Metropolitan Museum of Art – Tang Wing Project (25DPR007M): Scoping

February 28th, 2025

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) has issued a Lead Agency Letter, Positive Declaration, Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS), and Draft Scope of Work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Tang Wing Project (25DPR007M).

The Lead Agency Letter and Positive Declaration are attached, and all the CEQR materials can be found on CEQR Access with the above CEQR number or project name.

Public Membership at Community Board 8 Application

January 7th, 2025

Community Board 8 is excited to announce the application period for our Public Membership program!

Each January, CB8 appoints and reappoints members of the public to our committees as Public Members. Public Members participate in committee meetings, can vote on items heard in that committee, and count toward committee quorum.

Lenox Hill Hospital Application Enters ULURP Pre-Certification

January 6th, 2025

DCP has informed our office that Lenox Hill's application has been pre-certified. That means we can expect a certified application to be referred out to CB8 sometime after February 3, 2025 (a certified application starts the clock on ULURP, read more about ULURP here).

An important piece of caution -- this does not mean we will absolutely receive the certified application on February 3rd.