Brooklyn Marine Terminal Public Engagement

In September 2025, the BMT Task Force voted to pass the BMT Vision Plan by a two-thirds supermajority with the support of a coalition of elected officials, community leaders, organized labor, and maritime industry experts.

This Vision Plan informs the final project plan of the site—a State-run process known as the General Project Plan (GPP)—that will need to be approved by the Empire State Development Board and the Public Authorities Control Board.

Going forward, there will be several opportunities for continued public engagement, starting with the environmental review process which is already underway. Additionally, the previous BMT Task Force (the group that approved the Vision Plan) has officially disbanded and a new “BMT Advisory Task Force” will start. This group is composed of almost all of the original Task Force members but additionally includes the chairs of the six Advisory Groups and a representative of the Columbia Street Waterfront. This group will focus on the continued refinement of the site plan for the duration of the GPP process.

Learn more about former BMT Task Force and Advisory Groups.

Op-Eds

● Brooklyn Eagle Op-Ed: The BMT plan delivers hard-won industrial investments - Jesse Solomon, Executive Director, Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation
● Brooklyn Eagle Op-Ed: Our best chance to save Brooklyn’s working waterfront and tackle the affordable housing crisis is now - State Senator Andrew Gounardes
● Brooklyn Eagle Op-Ed: Why we support the Vision Plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal - Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee; Karen Blondel, President, Red Hook West Tenant Association; Frances Brown, President, Red Hook East Tenant Association
● BK Reader: Now or Never: Can we Transform The Brooklyn Waterfront? - Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrion
● Daily News Opinion: Brooklyn Marine Terminal reborn: After years of decay, it’s time for a revived port and housing - Congressman Dan Goldman
● amNY Op-Ed: The Brooklyn Marine Terminal: It’s now or never - Mitchell Moss, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, New York University
● Daily News Opinion: A resilient, working port for Brooklyn - Tom Wright, President & CEO, Regional Plan Association; Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Vice President for Transportation, Regional Plan Association 
● amNY Op-Ed: NYC should rebuild the working waterfronts that built New York - Mike Stamatis, President and CEO, Red Hook Container Terminal; Frank Agosta, President, ILA Local 1814
● Crain’s NY Op-Ed: Want an “abundant” New York? Let’s be bold at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal - Carlo A. Scissura, President & CEO, New York Building Congress
● City Limits Opinion: The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Can Help Solve NYC’s Housing Shortage - Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College

The Process

Find presentations, summaries, and more from a range of events and engagement opportunities over the past year.

Recordings

● Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) Information Session - 3/25/26
● Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) Information Session - 3/24/26
● Virtual Public Meeting #7 - 10/23/25
● Hybrid Public Workshop #6 - 6/9/25
● Advisory Group All-Hands Meeting #2 - 6/5/25
● Community Development and Housing Advisory Group Meeting - 5/29/25
● Virtual Public Workshop #5 - 5/13/25
● Maritime, Industrial, Local Business, Workforce + NYCHA/NYCHA Youth Advisory Group Meeting - 4/8/25
● Transportation, Mobility, and Open Space Advisory Group Meeting - 4/7/25
● Waterfront, Environmental Justice, Resiliency Advisory Group Meeting - 4/1/25
● Advisory Groups All-Hands Meeting - 3/19/2025
● Community Development and Housing Advisory Group + Task Force Meeting - 3/12/25
● Waterfront, Environmental Justice, Resilience Advisory Group + Task Force Meeting - 3/10/25
● Maritime, Industrial, Local Business, Workforce Advisory Group + Task Force Meeting - 2/28/25
● NYCHA/NYCHA Youth Advisory Group + Task Force Meeting - 2/28/25
● Transportation, Mobility, & Open Space Advisory Group + Task Force Meeting - 2/20/25
● NYCHA/NYCHA Youth Advisory Group Meeting - 2/10/25
● Community Development and Housing Advisory Group Meeting - 1/29/25
● Transportation, Mobility, and Open Space Advisory Group Meeting - 1/24/25
● Waterfront, Environmental Justice, and Resilience Advisory Group Meeting - 1/22/25
● Maritime, Industrial, Local Business, Workforce Advisory Group Meeting - 1/22/25
● NYCHA/NYCHA Youth Advisory Group Meeting - 11/20/24
● Transportation, Mobility, and Open Space Advisory Group Meeting - 11/19/24
● Community Development and Housing Advisory Group Meeting - 11/14/24
● Maritime, Industrial, Local Business, Workforce Advisory Group Meeting - 11/13/24
● Waterfront, Environmental Justice, and Resiliency Advisory Group Meeting - 11/8/24
● Brooklyn Marine Terminal Info Session - 8/12/24