Riverside Park South Playground, Bikeway, and Plazas Construction

  • Design
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  • Procurement
    100% complete
  • Construction
    100% complete

This project will construct a portion of Riverside Park South between West 65th Street and West 68th Street, including new plazas, play areas, lawns, volleyball courts, and a dog run, and it will reconstruct the bikeway between West 62nd Street and West 70th Street.

Project Notes

The completion date has changed. To learn more about why schedules change, please visit the How We Build Parks page.

Project Timeline

Design

Assigned & Start Date: May 2013
Projected Completion Date: December 2013
Completion Date: January 2015

Procurement

Start Date: January 2015
Projected Completion Date: October 2015
Completion Date: June 2016

Construction

Start Date: August 2016
Projected Completion Date: August 2018
Completion Date: September 2020

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Funding

Total Funding: $20,825,000
Funding Sources:
  • Federal
  • Mayoral
  • Private
Design of Riverside Park South Playground, Bikeway, and Plazas Construction

Location

Riverside Park South, Manhattan
Riverside Boulevard between West 62nd Street and West 70th Street
Community Board: 07

 

Project Staff

Project Liaison: Steve Simon
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Last updated: 01/17/2025