City to celebrate opening of East River Park at Corlears Hook

The city and neighborhood organizations are hosting a community celebration tomorrow (Sunday) to mark the opening of refurbished and stormproofed sections of East River Park following years of reconstruction work as part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project. 

Here's info via the EVG inbox... 

At noon, join the parade over the Corlears Hook Bridge (beginning in Corlears Hook Park), followed by remarks at the East River Park Amphitheater around 12:30 p.m. 

Throughout the day, explore the new resilient park, learn about urban ecology from NYC Park Rangers, enjoy live music and performances, and attend free sports clinics. You can also learn more about park stewardship, getting involved in East River Park, information on obtaining permits, and learning the history of the Park and its resilient infrastructure.

On Sept. 5, the city officially reopened the Corlears Hook Pedestrian Bridge, restoring access to the waterfront and the rebuilt East River Park here from the Lower East Side.

For East Village residents interested in the park, this is where you'll need to go through the end of 2026. As previously reported, the three East Village access points to the park, at Houston, Sixth, and 10th streets, are sealed off. 

The "phased work operations" in East River Park began in November 2021. Workers have been covering the park with fill and cutting down hundreds of trees as part of the billion-dollar-plus ESCR. They are raising the land 8 to 10 feet above sea level to safeguard the area from future storm surges