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May 1 - May 14, 2013
East River pier to open
Beach volleyball This summer, Manhattan Youth will be encouraging kids to come out and play in the sand by hosting Friday Night Youth Volleyball on Pier 25 near N. Moore St. in Tribeca. The program is for grades 6 to 12 and will take place every Friday evening except Memorial Day weekend. The 6th through 8th graders play from 6-7:30 p.m., while 9th through 12th graders will take the court from 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Volleyball begins on May 10, with
registration taking place now. For more info, visit manhattanyouth.org. And if you need some extra practice, or simply want to get in on the game, stop by the pier volleyball courts on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for an afternoon of equal parts learning and games. While Saturday afternoon’s Community Volleyball is free, a $5 donation is requested to help support the programs. Register through pier25.tennisbookings.com.
Pier 42 during the repaving proccess.
Ring around the waterfront, a section of the East River Park at Pier 42 will open to the public on May 4, and will eventually form a continuous “green ribbon” around Lower Manhattan. “Very soon families will be able to enjoy a picnic on the pier or a walk along the waterfront.,” State Sen. Daniel Squadron said in a statement. “This interim recreational use on Pier 42 is a big step forward as we build the real, world-class waterfront park for which we’ve long fought and complete a Harbor Park — a central park for the center of our city.” The redevelopment has been a long time coming since Squadron and Senator Charles Schumer applied for funding with the Lower HalfPageAd_5-13.pdf 2/20/2013 9:34:49 AM Manhattan Development Corporation in
November of 2010. They secured the funds a year later and began planning with the city Parks Dept. and landscape architects Mathews Nielsen. Where a hulking shell of a warehouse sat amid an empty parking lot at the end of Montgomery St., the pier will be repaved and reopened as a community green space with picnic tables. There will also be a connection to the East River Park at the north end of the space, and the opening day will feature “Paths to Pier 42,” a series of art, design and educational installations along the pier and up into the East River Park. Visitors are invited to attend the pier’s reopening day, with a kickoff at 11:30 am and festivities beginning at noon.
Image courtesy of Manhattan Youth