Williamsburg to Get Bushwick Inlet Park after Transgas Setback
The long awaited and fought after Bushwick Inlet Park may finally be moving into the reality phase as TransGas Energy Systems, which has fought for seven years to build an energy plant on the site, had their appeal thrown out by Appellate Court judges, it was revealed in New York Daily News. TransGas had proposed a 1,100 megawatt powerplant off North 12th Street, and according to the paper has revised their plans twice in response to the community uproar.
In its place are stunning plans by the Parks Department for a major “green” overhaul of the industrial brownfield into a 28 acre park, complete with soccer field, performance space, a scenic overlook, and in some renderings, a beach. Community organizers are elated, and are hoping construction of the Bushwick Inlet Park could begin as early as next Spring.
