Hunter's Point South

Waterfront Park

NYCEDC completed the park in summer 2018, transforming 11 acres of an abandoned post-industrial landscape into a vibrant and resilient waterfront park.

Phase II opened in June 2018 and includes:

• Pedestrian and bicycle pathways
• Adult fitness equipment
• A playground
• Picnic terraces and a collection of wooden seating areas
• Newly established wetlands
• A kayak launch
• A 30-foot-high cantilevered platform offering unparalleled views of the Manhattan skyline and East River

The park also features Luminescence, an art installation that presents the phases of the moon through six-foot concrete discs that glow at night, created by New York-based artist Nobuho Nagasawa. The permanent sculptures are etched to reflect the moon's craters, mountains, and valleys.

Phase II also included infrastructure improvements included 3,400 linear feet of new roadways, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water main, and utilities that will ultimately support four new housing developments in the Phase II area.

Affordable Housing

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is spearheading the development of seven waterfront residential buildings to revitalize a long-underused area of Long Island City and create the largest affordable housing development in New York City since the 1970s. Once complete, the development will include 5,000 units of residential housing, 60 percent of which will be permanently affordable to low, moderate, and middle-income families.