NYC has spent nearly $1 million trying and failing to fix a sinkhole on the Upper East Side esplanade. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says it highlights a larger issue: lack of coordinated management of the city’s 520 miles of waterfront.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The city has spent nearly $1 million trying and failing to fix a sinkhole on the Upper East Side esplanade – an ongoing problem Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says highlights the need for a new agency overseeing the waterfront.
“There’s always been issues along this esplanade,” said Dylan Hatcher, an Upper East Side resident who walks his dog along the water every morning. “This is the second or third [sinkhole] along this path.”Garrett Gourlay, another dog walker, says he’s used to seeing cracks in the road. “It’s very much an inconvenience,” he said. “Left unattended, they’ll just continue to get bigger.”520 miles
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