Q&A
Plans for greening the roof and allocating community facility space in the new Port Authority Bus Terminal
1:19:20
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Council Member Bottcher inquires about plans to green the roof of the future Port Authority Bus Terminal and the allocation of community facility space. Port Authority representatives provide updates on these topics.
- Council Member Bottcher requests more detailed plans for greening the roof, citing the Javits Center as an example
- Port Authority has increased the community facility space allocation from 8,000 to 10,000 square feet
- The community facility space will be available upon completion of the project, with details of the lease arrangement to be worked out with future tenants
Erik D. Bottcher
1:19:20
Okay.
1:19:20
To be continued, our discussions regarding Metro Baptist, I I would like to you know, I've asked in the past about your plan to green the roof of the future Port Authority Bus Terminal.
1:19:33
I would like you to spend more time fleshing out your plans for the roof.
1:19:40
I know you've sort of left a lot of that up to the future.
1:19:44
But if you look at the Javits Center, I think one of the thing they're things they're most proud of is their green roof, their their agriculture on the roof, greenhouses.
1:19:58
I I would like to further discuss that with you.
1:20:01
And my last question is regarding community facility space.
1:20:07
Community board 4 has requested 15,000 square feet of community facility space, and the Port Authority has, initially offered 8,000.
1:20:21
Where are we with that?
Hersh Parekh
1:20:23
So, council member, we are pleased that we were able to go from 8 to 10000 square feet of, community facility space.
1:20:32
That will be made available, on the ground level, with access from the exterior.
1:20:38
This space will be available upon the conclusion of the replacement program, and we will work with whoever the tenant would be, whether it's the community board or the bid or or some other third party, to work out the the terms of the of the lease arrangement, for that space.
1:20:54
But we are pleased to have been able to, go from 8 to 10000 square feet, you know, which is a quite sizable space, for the community as a community facility inside the new, bus terminal.
1:21:06
Thank you.
