Posted Mar 11, 2010, 2:42 PM
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/b...igGvx0nLwOuDQJ
City taking control of Brooklyn Bridge Park, Governor's Island to follow
By RICH CALDER
March 10, 2010
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Peter Davidson, the state’s economic development chief, predicted a deal for Governor’s Island would be announced in the next few weeks.
Besides moving forward with plans to bring a grand system of parks to the island, the mayor said other possible uses could include extra space for educational institutions, research labs "or a consortium of different philanthropic organizations that wanted to work together."
Three years ago, the mayor said his own philanthropic foundation was considering Governors Island to house a public health institute for scholars worldwide to study and exchange theories.
In 2006, the state-city entity overseeing Governors Island tossed out all proposals it had received from firms interested in redeveloping the former military outpost. Instead, it shifted focus towards first improving island access, creating new parkland and finding tenants for the historic buildings on the north end.
Netherlands-based West 8 in Dec. 2007 was selected to a draft a $200 million plan to create a 25- to 40-acre park on the southern end with incredible views of the Statue of Liberty, a 2.2-mile promenade encircling the island and pocket parks in the historic north end.
However, the grudge match over control has delayed by roughly a year the public review of that project’s master plan, sources have said.
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