See post 15.
You're right. Any proposed development brings out the "public access" crowd. There hasn't been public access in decades, why is it so important now? I thought we had a chance with Trump, but even he got fed up.
The city (New Rochelle) certainly can't do anything; there's no access and no money to build any causeway. As I recall they bought it back from Con Ed (to whom they had sold it for $2m?) for just a couple of dollars. That may have been a waste of two bucks.
Not sure if the county or city owns it now. At least its so overgrown that it was a nice backdrop for my wedding pictures 25 years ago. Looks the same for the current bridal photos.