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Hudson Square Getting $27M Makeover

NEW YORK CITY-Funded by the area BID, city council and the EDC, the upgrades are meant to accommodate the neighborhood's current leading tenant type: the creative class.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on November 13, 2013

NEW YORK CITY-The Hudson Square neighborhood, home to many of the city’s creative industries, is getting a $27 million revamp. The area, which once housed New York’s printing industry, is filled with more than 1,000 businesses working in advertising, architecture, media and design. To reflect this shift in industries, public spaces including sidewalks, parks and other outdoor venues will be refashioned to capture the creative energies contained within the buildings. A project of the Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District, the funds are being provided by the New York City Economic Development Corp. and the New York City Council, as well as matching funds from the BID itself.

First phase enhancements will include: a transformation of the park at Spring Street and Sixth Avenue into a welcoming gateway to Hudson Square, with new seating, lighting and trees; turning Spring Street, which connects Hudson Square to SoHo on the east and Hudson River Park on the west, into a “main street” with distinctive lighting; and installing WalkNYC pedestrian wayfinding signs throughout the neighborhood.

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