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Department of Design and Construction

Recent Headlines

Downtown

January 13, 2011

'Nightmare' TriBeCa Water Main Project Cut Short

The construction is now scheduled to be finished in the summer of 2015, rather than that winter.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 07, 2011

Grand Street Water Main Project Has Merchants Worried

Construction of a new water main on Grand Street will begin this spring between Broadway and the Bowery.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 07, 2011

Astor Place Redesign Plan Aims to be More Pedestrian Friendly

Community Boards 2 and 3 passed a plan for the redesign of Astor Place and Cooper Triangle on Thursday night.

Midtown

December 22, 2010

Water Main Plan Could Wreak Havoc Near Times Square

If approved, the water main construction on 48th Street would likely disrupt Midtown traffic and businesses.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 13, 2010

'Rat Team' Meets to Combat Rampant Rodents

A group of city agencies gathered to discuss a plan for battling vermin on the rat-infested Lower East Side.

Downtown

December 09, 2010

TriBeCa Residents Want to Share Construction Pain

Residents of Hudson Street between Franklin and N. Moore Streets want a staging area moved off their block.

Downtown

November 19, 2010

Hudson Street Water Main Project is a Nightmare, TriBeCa Residents Say

The project, which is tearing up streets through the neighborhood, will last for five-and-a-half years.

Downtown

August 11, 2010

City Begins Prepping Lower Manhattan for Massive Chambers Street Construction Project

The city will narrow Chambers Street to one lane to make room for water main construction in about two to three weeks.

Manhattan

July 20, 2010

Water Main Projects to Tear Up Downtown Streets, Cause Traffic 'Nightmare'

A pair of water main projects on Chambers and Hudson Streets will start this summer and last for years.

Washington Heights & Inwood

April 20, 2010

Designers of High Bridge Rehab in Washington Heights to Share Plans With Public

A pair of water main projects on Chambers and Hudson Streets will start this summer and last for years.

Manhattan

April 07, 2010

Water Main Construction Has Community Boards Fighting Over Where It Should Go

A pair of water main projects on Chambers and Hudson Streets will start this summer and last for years.

Manhattan

April 05, 2010

Water Main Construction Plan for 56 St. Angers Upper East Side Residents

A pair of water main projects on Chambers and Hudson Streets will start this summer and last for years.

Manhattan

January 13, 2010

Residents in The Village and SoHo Fear Traffic Nightmare From Construction Closures

A pair of water main projects on Chambers and Hudson Streets will start this summer and last for years.