The city closed the paid parking lot below the highway, between E. 18th and E. 23rd streets at Stuyvesant Cove Park, for several years during the construction of a flood wall along the East River.
If we took away the cars, it would be a visible connection through to the waterfront, said Sandy McKee, the chairperson of Community Board 6.
It certainly feels underutilized, I walk past it all the time, said Council Member Keith Powers.
McKee, who is also an architect, suggested the space would better serve New Yorkers better as an outdoor recreation area.
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