2017 Highlights

In 2017, we continued to break ground and complete major civic projects in all five boroughs – from public buildings to vital infrastructure that provide resources to the 8.5 million residents of the City. We also reached even more students through our STEAM educational programs and worked with and awarded more contracts to MWBEs. Check out our highlights!

JANUARY

DDC announces the completion of the two new theaters with the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York.

FEBRUARY

More than 200 architecture, engineering, and construction professionals attend the DDC’s 3rd Annual Open House on Contracting Opportunities.

MARCH

The American Institute of Architects New York recognizes the Public Safety Answering Center II in the Bronx and the Long Island City Sculpture Center in Queens for outstanding architectural design.

APRIL

DDC breaks ground on the newly designed Corona Plaza.

MAY

Historic Billie Holiday Theatre reopens to serve Bedford-Stuyvesant community following an extensive DDC restoration and expansion project.

JUNE

DDC awards more than $570 million in MWBE contracts in Fiscal Year 2017.

JULY

The opening of the Myrtle-Cooper Plaza gives Queens more than 5,000 square feet of new pedestrian space, along with Vision Zero improvements to make a complex intersection safer for everyone who uses it.

AUGUST

The Staten Island Bluebelt Project, which received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision Silver Award, improves stormwater drainage and enables almost 600 homes to connect to the City’s sewer system for the first time.

SEPTEMBER

The newly renovated Kew Gardens Hills Library in Queens re-opens after the 51-year-old library underwent an $8.1 million renovation by DDC.

OCTOBER

DDC’s STEAM educational program marks a milestone of more than 2,000 student participants.

NOVEMBER

Newly widened sidewalks and new street amenities in Downtown Flushing improve traffic flow and increase pedestrian safety in the City’s busiest pedestrian hubs.

DECEMBER

The East 81st Street pedestrian bridge opens, connecting the East River Esplanade at the lower level to the promenade at the upper level.