The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will vote on Tuesday, April 16, on the proposed designation of the Bronx’s Old Croton Aqueduct Walk as a scenic landmark.

 

A 4.9-acre shoestring park that runs along Aqueduct Avenue between West Kingsbridge Road and Burnside Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx, Aqueduct Walk is a popular public walkway built on top of the Old Croton Aqueduct, an engineering marvel constructed in 1842 that brought the first direct water supply to New York City.

 

The walking path along the aqueduct’s embankment became a beloved neighborhood open space almost immediately, according to LPC, attracting local residents including author Edgar Allan Poe, and has been a New York City park since 1930.

Norwood News has reported over the years on the community’s ongoing efforts to revitalize the area, which at one point was plagued by open drug use and discarded needles.

 

LPC’s public hearing/meeting will be held in the agency’s hearing room at 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Borough of Manhattan, and will be live-streamed on the agency’s YouTube channel here.

 

For more information on LPC public hearings/meetings and how to participate, see our hearings page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page.