Posts tagged ‘Manhattan’
Architects Plan ‘Amphibious Landscape’ for New York City
What would New York’s waterfront look like after a sea level rise of 2 feet or more? (more…)
Plan to develop NYC waterfront clears final step
A plan to revitalize a bleak stretch of land along Manhattan’s west side waterfront was approved Monday by the New York City Council, but the project remains without financing and it will likely be many years before any buildings go up. (more…)
Plan to develop NYC waterfront clears final step
A plan to revitalize a bleak stretch of land along Manhattan’s west side waterfront was approved Monday by the New York City Council, but the project remains without financing and it will likely be many years before any buildings go up. (more…)
Acclaimed author Russell Shorto to address Dutch underpinnings of America
Next Tuesday, The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich (HSTG), kicks off the second program in a series celebrating the 400th anniversary year of Henry Hudson’s 1609 arrival in New York Harbor. (more…)
Before They’re Gone Pamela Talese Captures Industrial Relics From Another Era
For Pamela Talese, painting the corroding landscapes of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront is a race to capture what’s left before it’s gone. (more…)
20 years crossing the Hudson
NY Waterway celebrates two decades of ferry service (more…)
Castle Garden: The Forgotten Gateway
Pre-dating the immigrant landing station of Ellis Island by nearly forty years is the almost-forgotten Castle Garden of the “Old Immigration.” (more…)
The Roving Runner: Governors Island
Governors Island offers expansive vistas and changing views. (more…)
Changing Skyline: Reinventing a railroad
As America busily transforms itself into Information Nation, we’ve rediscovered the tough beauty of our old downtown manufacturing buildings. Their light-saturated, industrial-age interiors are intensely coveted by the creative class. So then, where’s the love for the monumental structures that supported those churning workshops – the grain elevators, coal chutes, and elevated rail lines that were the 20th century’s equivalent of the great cathedrals and aqueducts? (more…)
Seeing the Hudson River Through 700 Windows
It was the sight of 700 mullioned windows covered with greasy plastic sheeting that inspired the Brooklyn artist Spencer Finch to create the first temporary public art commission for the High Line, that $170 million park being built on the elevated freight rail structure that stretches 22 blocks, from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street, near the Hudson River. (more…)
Manhattan on Wheels
A Cyclist Makes Quick Work of the Island, Top to Bottom (more…)
When Circle Line Couldn’t Circle
The comedian Whoopi Goldberg christened the Circle Line Manhattan, the newest boat to be added to the fleet of sightseeing vessels. (more…)
Circle Line’s WWII Cutter May Take Its Final Manhattan Cruise
A World War II Coast Guard cutter that found new life plying Manhattan’s waters for Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises may have run out of time. (more…)
Cape Liberty: Cruise Gateway to Manhattan
New Jersey’s Cape Liberty Cruise Port, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, is increasingly popular for those embarking on year-round Royal Caribbean cruises (more…)
Shorewalkers founder Cy Adler ‘shore’ is serious about city saunters
Cy Adler means it when he says it’s a lot easier to walk around Manhattan now than it was 25 years ago. (more…)
SUMMER ON THE HUDSON
For those of us who’ve paid little attention to the redevelopment of the Far West Side, Riverside Park South, the well-tended space beneath the West Side Highway near 70th Street, is often overshadowed by its far more developed counterparts. (more…)
Design proposals sought for NYC pier
The entity overseeing the design and construction of the 5-mile Hudson River Park in New York City is seeking design proposals for one of the last piers still available for development. (more…)
City Parcel in Manhattan Is in Dangerous Condition, Comptroller Warns
A two-acre city property that stretches from East 18th to East 23rd Streets along the East River has serious structural damage, (more…)
Tourist Helicopter Rides Are Set to Be Phased Out
The uproar over the noisy comings and goings of sightseeing helicopters along the West Side of Manhattan has finally led to a plan to eliminate them. (more…)
Related Cos. wins Hudson Yards deal
A partnership between The Related Cos. and Goldman Sachs has struck a tentative, $1 billion deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to develop the Hudson Rail Yards, the agency announced Monday. (more…)
