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East Side residents push for new park

In the shadow of the FDR Drive, an empty lot in the E. 30s was home Thursday to weeds pushing through the cracked asphalt, seagulls alighting for the East River, and the dreams of politicians and residents who want to welcome the waterfront back into their city.

"It sounds audacious, but we are not afraid to think and plan on a grand scale," said Councilman Daniel Garodnick (D-Manhattan),...

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