“That is about to change. The nonprofit group that manages Central Park is planning the largest project it has undertaken in its nearly 40 years: a $110 million investment in the mostly forgotten northern corner, which may not be on many tourists’ itineraries but which is a vital backyard to surrounding blocks where green space is scarce.”
“The main piece will be replacing the aging, 1960s-vintage Lasker Pool and skating rink, just past the Harlem Meer, the lake created by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the mid-19th century.”
After looking through these skyscrapers, there are a lot on the list that haven’t even started construction, approval, or been updated on. Such as One Park Lane, 262 Fifth Avenue, 666 Fifth Avenue, and 145 East 60th Street.
The potential or prospects are there. Makes me wonder what the Grand Hyatt will yield. We are bound to regain the #1 spot in time due. Land values, limited space will ensure this and the continued modernization of Midtown East’s office stock.
Plan to extend lower Manhattan into East River to be studied by experts
“ The city is about to embark on a two-year process that will create a roadmap to expand nearly a mile of the lower Manhattan coastline into the East River with flood protections.”
“ That framework will present locals with a handful of options for expanding the shoreline of those neighborhoods as much as 500 feet into the waterway with the goal of zeroing in on a single concept to defend the area against climate change. The team was assembled to encourage out-of-the-box thinking that officials hope will lead to an innovative approach.”
“Portions of the neighborhoods’ newly extended waterfront would be elevated some 20 feet above the water line, officials say. But a flood of questions remain: Who would foot the bill for such a massive undertaking? Would new development rise on the two city blocks-worth of new land? And how would this impact the marine life in the East River, which only recently has bounced back from decades of pollution?”
The city just voted to close Riker’s Island. It’s not going to happen until well into the 2020s but it will be exciting to see what happens to the island after the jails are gone.
lots of crap gets agreed upon and then no solution is ready once the agreement has to be enforced. They’re closing Indian Point up north and I haven’t heard anything solid about a total replacement for the clean energy it provided the city and northern suburbs. But oh well, at least this should put more pressure on the pols to approve the jail-per-borough solution. Otherwise good luck coming up with and implementing another solution in time.
The conditions on Rikers are bad and it allows the NYC pols to look progressive by combatting mass incarceration. The number they’re looking to cut down to is very ambitious though, it will undoubtedly have the consequence of letting some criminals stay on the streets who should undoubedtly be locked up. Maybe not though, we’ll see how it plays out.
I like the jail per borough idea though because it should improve detainee conditions and, importantly, make family visits easier.
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