PARK FACT:
By the time Robert Moses developed his plan for the park in the early 1930s, the southern East River waterfront was dotted with slaughterhouses, glass factories, power stations, and railroad yards.
East River Park
CityParks Theater: Essential Shakespeare Dream a Little Dream
Tuesday, August 4, 20098:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Manhattan
All the twists and turns of Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream packed into a little over an hour.
Location: East River Park: At the Bandshell along the East River, between Grand & Jackson streets
More Information:
(212) 360-8290
City Parks Foundation
Category: Cultural, The Arts
Under Construction
The waterfront promenade is closed between 8th Street and Delancey Street. We are reconstructing the bulkhead, seawall and promenade. The project includes new subsurface and pavement, plantings, pedestrian lighting, benches and other site amenities and links with the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway.
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2010
