I was visited by Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, who, just like in Greek times, acted as a messenger of the gods. That’s how it came to be that when I looked out a picture window there were ribbons of glowing blue-green, pink and violet in clouds that had appeared above the hills to...
Bird's-eye view of the inner solar system on February 7, 2016 as seen from direction north. Going outward from sun, the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. On this date, Mars is at west quadrature as seen from Earth, Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation seen from Earth, and Earth reaches greatest eastern elongation seen from Mars. Image via Solar System Live
In this case, the committee had two members. Master bridge builder Othmar Ammann (who also gave New York the George Washington Bridge; the Triborough Bridge, recently renamed for Robert F. Kennedy; the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge) partnered with the original Manhattan starchitect, Cass Gilbert (creator of the Woolworth...
A discussion at the January 27 meeting of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board aired concerns about the wages paid to security guards, and whether they meet standards set by the Cuomo administration, which controls the Authority. Benjamin Jones, the BPCA’s vice president for administration, began the discussion by asking the board to approve...
BPCA chair and CEO Dennis Mehiel recounts a recent call from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, asking about appointments to the Authority's board
The catalyst that first brought the Financial District community together in 2013 was opposition to a City proposal to move a probation office to 66 John Street says Patrick Kennel, who has lived in the neighborhood since 2007. Although residents lost a lawsuit aimed at preventing the move, the controversial proposal, “was just a reporting...
In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank...
The building now being constructed at the corner of Murray and West Streets will rise 62 floors, for a total of 822 feet, and house 139 apartments.
In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank...
The building now being constructed at the corner of Murray and West Streets will rise 62 floors, for a total of 822 feet, and house 139 apartments.
