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Waterfront Park Plans Sinking
By Natalia V. Osipova | April 5th, 2012 | 
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- Published in: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Natalia V. Osipova
PARK PLACE: Greenpoint and Williamsburg have just 0.6 acres of open space per 1,000 residents – far below the city average. Some 33 new acres of promised parks, include spots along the waterfront, have yet to materialize.
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On Sunday afternoons, Gabriel Swain jogs from the intersection of Eagle and Franklin streets to the Williamsburg Bridge and back. His run — about 3.5 miles — takes place almost entirely on the streets of Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
“It would be great to have a waterfront park,” said Swain, 32, a writer for a technology company.
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