MANHATTAN: City Demolition Of East River Park Underway In Violation Of Court Order, Protesters Say

GOTHAMIST: City workers continued demolishing trees at the East River Park as part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency project on Saturday, drawing the ire of advocates who say the city is violating a temporary restraining order that should have halted all work at the park.

Protesters confronted one contractor near the site early Saturday and tried to hand out copies of the restraining order, according to videos posted to social media.

The temporary restraining order was the latest legal maneuver by opponents to the $1.45 billion project, which will dump eight feet of landfill to bury the 2.2-mile existing park and build a new park on top of it in the next five years. The new elevated park will help reduce flood risk for nearby communities, city officials say.

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