On Saturday, August 17th, residents of Edgemere, Arverne, and other Rockaway neighborhoods met with the four FAR ROC design competition finalist teams in a Community Design Workshop funded by the Surdna Foundation to provide feedback on each of the unique proposals for the future development at Arverne East. Break out sessions focused on housing, commercial and economic development, recreation, and nature preserve areas for the 80+ acre site between Beach 56th Place and Beach 32nd Street.
Perhaps most significant, however, were the ideas developed in tandem by neighborhood residents and the competition finalist teams regarding possible interim uses for the Arverne East site. While permanent development will still take time on this site that has been sitting vacant for more than half a century, there is a potential opportunity for local residents to activate the spaces on and around the site in the immediate future. Several of the ideas proposed at the workshop are included below, and we encourage residents with additional ideas or proposals to submit them using the Feedback Form at the end of this page.
Feedback
Use the form below to provide your own ideas regarding potential interim uses at Arverne East, or to provide feedback on the finalists’ design proposals. Ideas submitted prior to September 20, 2013, will be shared with the four finalist teams for consideration as they prepare their Phase II proposals. Also, please feel free to check out our Privacy Policy regarding how we use and protect any information that you submit through the FARROC competition website.