38 Gramercy Park: Update on Monday Night’s Construction
The developer explains Monday night’s late construction at 38 Gramercy Park and the steps being taken to reduce further disruption.
Public Safety & Neighborhood Advocacy
Public safety has been central to our work since 1994.
Relationships built over years
We are the designated Community Partner of the NYPD 13th Precinct’s Neighborhood Coordination Officers and maintain close relationships with police, City agencies and elected officials.
We bring neighbors’ concerns directly to them, share safety information, and pursue solutions to problems involving construction, noise, sanitation and the use of our streets and sidewalks. Arlene Harrison’s longstanding connections with the precinct and Emergency Service officers are part of that neighborhood network.
Construction and street conditions
A construction entrance, blocked sightline or damaged streetscape can involve several responsible parties. The Block Association brings those concerns to the relevant project teams, agencies and officials, then uses its newsletters to keep neighbors informed about the response.
The construction record at 38 Gramercy Park North shows that process in detail. Meetings and correspondence addressed working conditions and effects on nearby homes. Later updates documented attention to the pedestrian crossing, including barriers, warning signs and a convex mirror in January 2026.
Read a neighborhood advocacy recordConnecting neighbors and the precinct
The Block Association’s history with the 13th Precinct includes support for bicycle patrol equipment, crime-prevention information and opportunities for neighbors to meet officers. Earlier records describe building-staff training, stationhouse visits for children and a joint safety fair at JHS 104 in 2003.
We have also supported National Night Out, where residents, community organizations and police meet in the neighborhood.
Explore the precinct partnershipSupport for the people who respond
Following September 11, 2001, neighbors helped provide food, supplies and places to rest for rescue and recovery workers. The relationships formed through that effort continued long after the immediate crisis.
The Block Association’s records include holiday meals for Emergency Service personnel, a restaurant’s welcome-home meal after the 2010 Haiti rescue mission, and meals for local police commands during the pandemic. Residents, restaurants and other neighborhood partners made these gestures possible.
Read about meals and thanks for first respondersRemembering together
Remembrance is an enduring part of the Block Association’s relationships with officers and their families. Neighborhood gatherings have brought families, colleagues and residents together to honor lives lost in service.
The record includes remembrance evenings at the National Arts Club and memorial luncheons following the funerals of Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora in 2022. Annual September 11 gatherings connect the neighborhood’s relief work with continuing relationships and shared memory.
Explore the remembrance stories