Gentile inspects eco dock at 69th St. pier
It's set to open to public by end of Sept.
Southern Brooklyn’s first eco dock is finally in place at the 69th Street pier in Bay Ridge and kayakers will be able to start pursuing their water sport at the end of this month, according to Councilman Vincent Gentile, who came to the pier Tuesday morning Borough Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey to inspect the floating dock.
“It will probably be open to the public by the end of the month,” Gentile told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Gentile secured the initial funding for the project, $300,000, and then worked with Borough President Marty Markowitz to obtain additional funding. Mayor Michael Bloomberg also contributed a portion of the funding toward the $800,000 project.
The long-awaited eco dock, which has been in the planning stages for more than a year, arrived by barge early Tuesday morning. The dock had been scheduled to be delivered on Sept. 3, but was delayed for a week.