[IMGCAP(2)]In addition, a new request for proposals for thedevelopment of Pier 57 is to be released within the next couple ofmonths. The 300,000-sf pier at West 15th Street, a city bus garageuntil 2003, will be offered for redevelopment with uses that areallowed under the Hudson River Park Act.

Since construction of the park began in 1999, roughly $350million in capital funds from the state and New York City and thefederal government have been used to build 10 new piers and about2.5 miles of upland park area, according to Taylor. It is thelargest recreational amenity and open space to be built inManhattan since the opening of Central Park more than 150 yearsago, she told attendees at a media briefing Thursday morning.Hudson River Park Trust is a partnership between New York State andCity charged with the design, construction, operation andmaintenance of the five-mile Hudson River Park.

[IMGCAP(3)]Early this summer, the newest section of the park,running from Laight Street in Tribeca up to Houston Street willopen to the public, and another new public pier in Chelsea isexpected to open by the end of the year. The Tribeca section of thepark was built with $70 million in fundsobtained from the federal government through the Lower ManhattanDevelopment Corp. to assist in New York City's recovery from the9/11 attacks, as GlobeSt.com previously reported. The Tribecasection will include a playground, practice recreation field,mini-golf and snack bar, beach volleyball courts, historic ships,mooring field , skate park, basketball, comfort station, boathouseand waterside café, an estuary research center, dog run, tennis andpublic art. A mile-long waterfront esplanade will offer nativegrasses, trees and gardens, landscaped seating areas, and a seasideboardwalk. The northern half of this section will open this summer,according to Taylor.

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