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A decades-old parking lot along the East River waterfront in Manhattan will become a park next year, thanks to locals who pushed the city to return the prime waterfront space to people. The city-owned plot at the eastern terminus of 34th Street, just south of an NYC Ferry stop, had been the site of stacked car storage for the nearby NYU Langone hospital, but it will become a public amenity next spring, according to city officials.

A buoy will collect vital data on wind and wave conditions to help determine whether ferry service to Coney Island is viable. by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper After years of stalled plans and scrapped projects, the Coney Island ferry effort is moving forward once again - this time with a research buoy off Steeplechase Pier. The buoy will collect vital data on wind and wave conditions, and is part of an effort to determine whether ferry service to Coney Island can finally become attainable.