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BY JASON COHEN
The efforts to revitalize
and improve Hunts Point
continued last week when
it was announced the Pratt
Center will facilitate engagement
to guide future investments
in the neighborhood.
On Friday, February 7,
NYC Economic Development
Corporation selected
a team led by the Pratt Center
for Community Development
to help to update the
2004 Hunts Point Vision
Plan.
This will build on the
success of the original vision
plan, which led to city
investments in new waterfront
parks, safer streets
for pedestrians and cyclists,
hundreds of new jobs and
workforce opportunities
and improved air quality
through reduced pollution.
During the next 18
months, EDC and city agencies,
in partnership with
Councilman Rafael Salamanca
and Pratt Center,
will work with the Hunts
Points community to identify
ways to bring economic
opportunity and new amenities
to the neighborhood.
Starting this spring, EDC
and Pratt Center will host a
series of public workshops
and meetings to gather input
and feedback to address
community needs and priorities.
“We’re excited to be partnering
with the city and the
community to update the
Hunts Point Vision Plan,”
said Elena Conte, deputy
director for the Pratt Center
for Community Development.
The Pratt Center, which
has worked in the south
Bronx for over 30 years,
is teaming with Barretto
Bay Strategies, Mathews
Nielsen Landscape Architects,
Mainland Media, and
the Hunts Point & Longwood
Community Coalition,
a group of community-based
organizations focused on improving
the lives of people in
the south Bronx.
Beyond the recommendations
outlined in the 2004
Vision Plan, EDC and city
agencies are advancing a
number of important projects
in Hunts Point:
• Redevelopment of the
Spofford Juvenile Detention
Center into The Peninsula, a
mixed-use campus with over
700 affordable homes, public
open space, commercial and
community facility space,
and industrial jobs;
• Planning for a new
Hunts Point Metro-North
Railroad station that will
connect local residents via
public transit to jobs and
destinations in Manhattan,
the Hudson Valley, and Connecticut
• Committing $67 million
to upgrade the Hunts Point
Wastewater Treatment
Plant to improve air quality
and energy effi ciency;
• Protecting New York
City’s food supply by providing
back-up power to critical
facilities in the Hunts Point
Food Distribution Center
through a tri-generation microgrid;
• Enhancing social resiliency
by implementing
solar energy and storage at
two neighborhood schools,
which can serve as community
gathering spaces during
emergencies;
• Planning for a new marine
barge terminal to reduce
truck travel and create
jobs for Bronx residents
– an initiative of the city’s
Freight NYC plan for strategic
investments in this critical
sector of the economy
Councilman Salamanca
said he is glad all of the
groups are working together
with one purpose.
“While much has been
accomplished, it is important
to revisit the objectives
of the Vision Plan and build
on it as we enter a new decade,”
Salamanca said.
EDC kicks off community
engagement process in HP
The Hunts Point Vision Plan. Photo Courtesy NNYC EDC
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