Welcome to Our Website!

The Board of the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA) is thrilled to announce our website is up and running at www.columbiastreetwaterfront.org. Take a look! The website is the fruit of the […]
Who would have thought our Fight for Pedestrian Safety on Columbia Street would make it to Vox’s Future Perfect Section – but there we are!

In our last newsletter we wrote about our community’s tough fight and ultimate victory getting DOT to install stop signs and cross walks at the intersection of Summit and Columbia Street. […]
EDC Goes Ahead with BMT Meetings during Peak Summer Vacation Season

Despite CSWA, our electeds, and several BMT Development Corporation directors expressing strong reservations with holding critically important meetings in the high summer, EDC (Economic Development Corporation) went ahead with its scheduled BMT […]
BMT Advisory Task Force (ATF) Meeting Friday, July 31, and EDC’s BMT Virtual Public Info Session Wednesday, August 5

BMT Advisory Task Force (ATF) Meeting Friday, July 31, 12:30–2:30 pm The EDC scheduled this meeting for a summer Friday in July. It will be devoted to a topic of […]
New Leadership at Economic Development Corporation (EDC)

On July 22, Mayor Mamdani made a long-awaited announcement of the new President and CEO of EDC, Anthony Shorris. He also named Lina Khan, former Chair of the Federal Trade […]
EDC’s BMT Virtual Public Info Session on July 14

First, thanks to all of you who did attend EDC’s BMT Virtual Public Info Session on July 14. Community members raised important questions about the process and timeline. CSWA President […]
Mother Cabrini Park’s Sprinkler is Fixed (but turning it on and off is still an adventure)

In our July 9 issue we reported that this vital source of refreshing water was broken. But on July 20, our Family Committee told us the good news – the […]
Another Hard-earned Victory for Neighborhood Traffic Safety!

On Friday, July 17, DOT installed long sought after stop signs and cross walks at the intersection of Columbia and Summit Streets. This is the fruition of the focused advocacy […]