"The redesign is part of Chinatown Connections , a nearly $56 million public-realm overhaul led by the NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of Transportation. The project merges $11.5 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding with nearly $44 million in city capital to reimagine the area around Kimlau Square, home to the Kimlau War Memorial Arch and Lin Ze Xu statue, into what planners call "a safe and vibrant space that celebrates the community's Chinese heritage.""
""This redesign is not just about improving traffic flow-it's about honoring the cultural legacy of this neighborhood," Mayor Eric Adams said in an official statement. And the long-discussed Chinatown Welcome Gateway is also now one step closer to reality, with an artist officially tapped to lead the project. Back in August, the city announced that Jennifer Wen Ma had been selected through a community-driven Percent for Art process to design the new Gateway-"a project for the community, by the community,""
New York will rework the chaotic Chatham Square intersection where seven streets meet into a simplified four-way cross with widened sidewalks and expanded public plazas. The Chinatown Connections project combines roughly $11.5 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding with nearly $44 million in city capital for a nearly $56 million public-realm overhaul led by the NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of Transportation. The plan adds trees, benches and event space to host cultural gatherings like Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival, centers Kimlau Square and its monuments, and advances a community-driven Chinatown Welcome Gateway by artist Jennifer Wen Ma.
Read at Time Out New York
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