All photos courtesy of NYC Parks / Daniel Avila

City officials last weekend celebrated the reopening of the Corlears Hook Bridge, amphitheater, and restored sports field at East River Park. The reopening is part of the broader East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) initiative, which is elevating and rebuilding the park to protect the Lower East Side from rising sea levels. In May, the park’s south end reopened after closing in 2021, with new picnic and barbecue areas, a passive lawn, six tennis courts, two basketball courts, a nature exploration area, and a multi-use area.

East River Park is being rebuilt 8 to 10 feet higher than its original elevation to conceal a floodwall beneath the city’s ongoing ESCR project. The initiative also features a 2.4-mile flood barrier extending from Mon

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