The Renovation of

Corlears Hook
Dog Run
Located in Corlears Hook Park bounded by Jackson and
Cherry Streets and the FDR Drive in the Borough of
Manhattan.
Community Board Presentation
March 16, 2018
Sara Reinstein, NYC Parks
Goals
• Reconstruct the dog run with improved fencing, surfacing, and lighting.
• Replace the erosion/smelly surfacing with pavement.
• Include drainage and water service.
• Add play elements for dogs.

Total Budget: $550,000

City Council District Funded, District 2, Rosie Mendez

Project Size: 0.14 acre

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Project Goals

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 Manhattan

Site

City 2 MI

Corlears Hook Park

Neighborhood 1000 FT Site 200 FT

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Project Location

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 Flood Hazard Zones
2015 Preliminary 100-year Floodplain
1% Annual Chance Floodplain (100
Year Floodplain) The area that has a 1%
chance of flooding in any given year.

2050s Projected 100-year Floodplain

The potential areas that could be
impacted by the 100-Year flood in the
2050s based on projections of the
high-estimate 90th percentile sea level
rise scenario (NYC Panel on Climate
Change (NPCC) 2015 data).
Site

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Flood Risk 0’ 200’ 400’

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 Land Use Categories
1 And 2 Family Residential
Multi-Family Residential
Mixed Use
Open Space And Outdoor Recreation
Commercial
Institutional
Industrial

Site Parking
Transportation / Utilities
Vacant Lots

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Surrounding Land Use 0’ 200’ 400’

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 Madison Square Dog
Run
Washington Square
Dog Run

Hudson River/Leroy Union Square Dog Run

Street Dog Run
Stuyvesant Square Dog
Tribeca Dog Run Run

North End Avenue ile

MANHATTAN 1M
Dog Run Tompkins Square Dog
Run
Sirius Dog Run
M ile
1/2
Corlears Hook
West Thames Park Park Dog Run
Dog Run
* Coleman Oval Park Dog
Run
Fish Bridge Park Dog
Run

East River Esplanade

Dog Run
BROOKLYN

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Public Dog Runs of Lower Manhattan 2000’

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* Project Location

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Historic Images from 1930s-40s

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Project Limit

Park Entrance

Wood Chips
Corral
Corral
Grass

Comfort Station

Reinforced Concrete
Large Dog Run Small Dog Run
Dog Tool Area
Comfort
Station 8’Chain Link Fence Tree

Parks Lightpole
4’ Retaining Wall
with 6’ steel fence Water Spigot

Type “A” Bench

Basketball Court
and Spray Pool

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Existing Conditions 0’ 8’ 16’

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1 - Existing Fence & Mulch Spill Over 2 - Existing Corral

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Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Photographs Large Dog Run

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Large Dog Run

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Photographs Large Dog Run

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1- Trash Can and Chain Link Fence 2 - Hose and Bench

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Photographs Large Dog Run

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Existing Retaining Wall

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Photographs Small Dog Run

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1- Sloped, Heavy Tree Canopy 2- Retaining Wall, post

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Photographs Small Dog Run

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Project Limit

Park Entrance

Pedestrian Traffic
Corral
Corral Retaining Wall

Temporary Fence

Open Sunny
Area

Play
Comfort Recreation
Station

Drainage Problem

Rat Problem

Tree Canopy/Shade

Sloped Area

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Analysis 0’ 8’ 16’

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Canopy

Structural Root Zone

Critical Root Zone

Stump Removal

+ +
+
Tree Removed due
to poor condition

Sensitive Root Zone

+

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Tree Inventory 0’ 8’ 16’

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 Community Desires:
- Hard Pavement to Reduce Odors and Dust
- Better Drainage
- Improved Fencing
- Dog Play Features
- Remove Rat Habitat
- Water Service

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Community Input Meeting

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Park Entrance

Double Colorseal Asphalt

GFRC Play Trash Can Corral
Features
Planting Bed

Maintenance GFRC Play Comfort Station

Gate Features
Water Play Reinforced Concrete
Water Play
Large Dog Run Small Dog Run Tool Box
Restore
Lawn Tree

Parks Lightpole

Spigot
Maintenance Gate Retaining Wall
1939 World’s Fair Bench

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Schematic Design 0’ 8’ 16’

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Slope

Catch Basin

+ High
Point

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Grading Plan 0’ 8’ 16’

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 LEGEND
EXISTING FENCES

6’
STEEL

MEDIUM / PERIMETER FENCES

4’ 4’ 4’
4’ CLF
4’ 4’

4’
LOW / PLANTING FENCES

4’
4’

2’6”
2’6” 2’6” CLF
6’ 6’

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Proposed Fence Diagram 0’ 8’ 16’

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Corlears Hook Dog Run | Perspective of Large Dog Run
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Corlears Hook Dog Run | Perspective of Small Dog Run
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 GFRC Tree Stumps Spray Water Hydrant GFRC Tunnel House

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Play Features for Dogs

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 Steel Job Box S-42 Litter Receptacle: Black 1939 World’s Fair Bench with
Recycled Plastic Lumber

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Amenities & Furnishings

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1” Black Mesh Chain Link Fence (2’-6” and 4’)

Colored Asphalt: Colored Concrete: Colored Concrete:

Sandstone Royal Blue Landmarks Gray

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Site Fencing and Ground Surface Colors
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Inkberry Red Twig Dogwood Oakleaf Hydrangea

Switch Grass Barren Strawberry Cat Mint

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Plant Palette

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Corlears Hook Dog Run | Schematic Design 0’ 8’ 16’

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Thank You!

Corlears Hook Dog Run | Slide Name

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