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NYCEDC continues to take underwater marine conditions surveys to determine the structural condition of its bulkhead, wharves and piers. As chair of the City’s Waterfront Sites Committee, NYCEDC works with other City agencies (Departments of City Planning, Small Business Services, Citywide Administrative Services, Sanitation, and Parks and Recreation) and is actively engaged in clarifying agency maintenance and capital improvement responsibilities for waterfront structures. We have been leading the way in waterfront management utilizing GIS technology.
For example, since many of the City’s waterfront structures are supported by timber piles, the return of marine borers to New York Harbor has had devastating consequences. NYCEDC has responded by developing a waterfront management and rehabilitation program for its piers and wharves.
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