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[Mayor Bloomberg, speaking at our Groundbreaking ceremony in 2006.] In his annual State of the City Address, Mayor Bloomberg focused mainly on his strategy for stabilizing the city’s economy and pulling it out of recession. The plan he outlined in today’s address at Brooklyn College focused on three main areas: job growth, quality of life, [...]
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[The Chelsea Car Wash at West 14th Street & 10th Avenue, before the sign was taken down.] As many Chelsea dwellers, West Side Highway & Hudson River Park commuters, taxi drivers, and car wash enthusiasts may have noticed, the distinctive red Chelsea Car Wash sign has disappeared. It was removed from where it was attached [...]
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[Photo: William Alatriste] City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered a rousing State of the City address (PDF) yesterday. It included a promise to “fight any shortsighted effort” by the State to sell two sites adjacent to the Jacob Javits Convention Center until a compelling plan for Javits expansion or replacement is made. One of the sites: the [...]
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Yesterday, the MTA revealed to the public the five developer bids for the West Side Rail Yards. There will be a 2-week period of public input, and then a committee of representatives from the MTA and the Hudson Yards Development Corporation will make a recommendation to the MTA’s Board. The northern 1/3 of the High Line runs [...]
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