Public Design Commission Annual Report

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24553

Reconstruction of a pedestrian bridge and restoration of the landscape, Willow Lake Preserve, south of Willow Lake between the Grand Central Parkway and Van Wyck Expressway, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, Queens

Queens

DEP

DPR/DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24554

Reconstruction of the sidewalk including the removal of distinctive sidewalks, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, east side of Vanderbilt Avenue between Plaza Street East to The Bend, and west side of Plaza Street East between Eastern Parkway to Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24555

Construction of Willoughby Playground, adjacent to P.S. 23K, Willoughby Avenue, Tompkins Avenue, and Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24556

Reconstruction of a playground, Kaiser Park, Neptune Avenue between West 29th Street and West 28th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24557

Reconstruction of a playground, Carter G. Woodson Children's Park, adjacent to P.S. 150, Christopher Avenue between Sutter Avenue and Belmont Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24558

Reconstruction of a portion of Bensonhurst Park, 21st Avenue, 21st Drive, Belt Parkway, Bay Parkway, and Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24559

Minor modifications to the reconstruction of High Line Park, Western Rail Yards, West 30th Street, 11th Avenue, West 34th Street, and 12th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24560

Minor modifications to the rehabilitation of the Hansborough Recreation Center and pool building, 35 West 134th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24561

Reconstruction of a staircase and elevator, High Line Park, West 16th Street and Tenth Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24562

Construction of a public restroom building, Callahan-Kelly Park, Sackman Street and Truxton Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

MTA

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24563

Construction of a portion of a plaza, as part of Phase IIA of Willets Point, Roosevelt Avenue, 38th Avenue, and Willets Point Boulevard, Corona, Queens

Queens

EDC

Public and Private

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24564

Minor modifications to the pavers for the design of a stadium, as part of Phase II of Willets Point, 126th Street, 127th Street, and Willets Point Boulevard between 38th Avenue and 35th Avenue, Corona, Queens

Queens

EDC

Public and Private

Building systems & Modifications

Master plan/Prototype

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24565

Minor modifications to the construction of a pier, esplanade, and a maintenance and operations building, Tompkinsville Pier, Murray Hulbert Avenue south of Hannah Street at the Stapleton Waterfront, Staten Island

Staten Island

EDC

DOT/DPR

Public

Signage

Construction

Approved

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24566

Construction of an African burial ground memorial landscape, Flatbush African Burial Ground Park, Church Avenue and Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24567

Construction of a compost facility and education building, Lower East Side Ecology Center, East River Park, FDR Drive between Jackson Street and Cherry Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24568

Reconstruction of a fueling station, NYPD Central Repair Shop, 53-15 58th Street, Woodside, Queens

Queens

DDC

NYPD

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24569

Rehabilitation of the Lower Gate Chamber, Upper Gate Chamber, and Screen Chamber, and construction of a water treatment plant and public restroom, as a part of the Ashokan Century Program, Ashokan Reservoir, Ulster County

Upstate

DEP

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24570

Installation of a commemorative marker and flagpole at a bioretention triangle, Turk Square, Winchester Boulevard at 234th Street and Hillside Avenue, Queens Village, Queens

Queens

DOT

Public

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24571

Reconstruction of Edenwald Library, 1255 East 233rd Street, Bronx

Bronx

NYPL

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24572

Installation of To Fly by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Horizon Juvenile Center, 560 Brooke Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DCLA%

DDC/ACS

Public

Artwork

Installation of specific elements

Withdrawn

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24573

Reconstruction of East 43rd Street, including security infrastructure, between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue, and Lexington Avenue between East 43rd Street and East 44th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Bumped with Staff Feedback

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24574

Construction of a skybridge over 33rd Street Plaza, connecting 1 Pennsylvania Plaza and 2 Pennsylvania Plaza, West 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Public and Private

Bridge

Construction

Bumped with Staff Feedback

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24575

Installation of security bollards, Rail Control Center, 354 West 54th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Withdrawn

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24576

Reconstruction of Twenty-Four Sycamores Park, East 61st Street, FDR Drive, East 60th Street, and York Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Bumped with Staff Feedback

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24577

Construction of façade and entrance improvements, Arthur Ashe Stadium, United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, Queens

Queens

DPR

USTA

Public and Private

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24578

Construction of a skate park, Soundview Park, Metcalf Avenue between Seward Avenue and Randall Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Bumped with Staff Feedback

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24579

Installation of wayfinding signage as part of the construction of a residential building, streetscape, and plazas, 126th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Willets Point, Corona, Queens

Queens

EDC

Public and Private

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-11-17T00:00:00.000

24580

Reconstruction of the Queens Detention Complex, 126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, Queens

Queens

DDC

DOC

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

20420

Installation of rooftop mechanical equipment, Repairs and Transportation (R & T) Building, 48-34 35th Street, Long Island City, Queens

Queens

FDNY

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

20973

Rehabilitation of the Bushwick Health Center, 335 Central Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

DOHMH

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

21623

Construction of Bay Breeze Park, including a kayak shed, Beach Channel Drive between Old Beach 88th Street and Beach 89th Street, Far Rockaway, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

22320

Installation of a rooftop generator, Engine Company 42, 1781 Monroe Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

FDNY

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

22355

Rehabilitation of the façade, 96 Baxter Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

HPD

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

22416

Reconstruction of the Manhattan Detention Complex, 125 White Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DOC

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

22549

Installation of a storefront and signage (Nike), 625 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

EDC

Private

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

22987

Construction of Engine Company 268/Ladder Company 137, 116-11 Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Park, Queens

Queens

DDC

FDNY

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24181

Installation of louvers, Building 77, 141 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Public and Private

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24436

Reconstruction of the bandshell and construction of an adjacent shade structure, as part of the reconstruction of Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, West 62nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

DOT

Public and Private

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24470

Reconstruction of Eae J. Mitchell Park, East 174th Street and Longfellow Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24472

Construction of a skybridge over 33rd Street Plaza, connecting 1 Pennsylvania Plaza and 2 Pennsylvania Plaza, West 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Public and Private

Bridge

Construction

Commented

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24474

Design of a master plan for the construction of Metropolitan Park (Queens Future), including the construction of a gaming facility, resort, retail, and events complex, parking structures, the reconstruction of Shea Road, and adjacent site work, Roosevelt Avenue, between Grand Central Parkway and Seaver Way, and between the MTA New York City Transit Corona Maintenance Yard and the Whitestone Expressway, adjacent to Citi Field, Corona, Queens

Queens

EDC

DPR

Private

Architecture

Master plan/Prototype

Approved

2

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24480

Installation of an interpretive sign between Randall's Island Field #51 and Wards Island Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, Hell Gate Circle between C Road and 2nd Drive, Randall’s Island, Manhattan

Manhattan

DEP

DPR

Public

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Approved

2

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24482

Reconstruction of Anchorage Plaza for use as a pickleball concession (CityPickle), adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Street, Prospect Street, and Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public and Private

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24488

Minor modifications to the installation of HVAC equipment, Allerton Branch Library, 2740 Barnes Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DDC

NYPL

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved per delegation

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24489

Installation of mechanical equipment, Effluent Water Pump Building, Jamaica Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, 150-20 134th Street, Jamaica, Queens

Queens

DEP

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved per delegation

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24490

Minor modifications to the rehabilitation of the Bushwick Health Center, 335 Central Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

DOHMH

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Approved per delegation

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24496

Reconstruction of a boiler building, Building 41A, Washington Avenue and 4th Street Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Reconstruction

Approved w/ conditions

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24497

Modifications to the installation of Un(Common) Grounds (previously Un(Common) Threads) by Borinquen Gallo, 40th Police Precinct, East 149th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DCLA%

DDC/NYPD

Public

Artwork

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24498

Installation of pipe bollards and a raised crosswalk, Broadway and Bennett Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2025-10-21T00:00:00.000

24499

Installation of pipe bollards and a raised crosswalk, Utica Avenue and Winthrop Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1