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Last night the NYCEDC gave an update on HPSP, at a meeting held by the HPPC, here’s what was said. Construction will start in late summer early fall and be completed in the 4Q of 2018. The new addition to the park will be more [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT PARK PHASE 2: UPDATE AND SUGGESTION
Work has commenced at the Hunters Point library site. The gate was open and several men were erecting a green wooden scaffold about 10-feet from the perimeter. If all goes according to plan it should be completed in two years and be the centerpiece of Center Boulevard.
For more information on the specifics of the library plans, click here. For more information on the tortured path of the library click here.
//It’s not just public works that are being constructed, [Read more…] about HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION BEGAN TODAY
After many false starts, and many false stories, it looks like the journey to the starting line is nearing an end. This morning our exalted leaders held a press conference on Center Boulevard, confirming that construction of the Hunters Point Library will begin in the Spring. Below are the details from the press release, but what I found most interesting about the release was that it included quotes from 11 different people!
The 21,500-square-foot branch which was designed by renowned architect Steven Holl will feature a reading garden, rooftop terrace, reading rooms for all ages, a gallery, performance space, a children’s area and sweeping views of the New York City’s skyline from the East River. Public service is expected to begin in 2017.
The long delayed project was originally supposed to be completed …well I no longer remember when. The most recent hiccup occurred about a year ago after the original design was put out to bid and came in $10 million over budget. Nevertheless when it is completed, Long Island City will be a) spectacular, and b) one step away from being complete. What’s left after the library? [Read more…] about THE LIBERRY IS REDDY TO BEEGIN
We’d be remiss as chroniclers of all things LIC, were we not to follow up on last weeks post about MPD by giving you the history of the park. And just like I did in high school, I’m going to [Read more…] about MURRAY PARK DISTRICT (MPD), THE HISTORY AND MORE
In case you missed it, there is a soccer craze going on in the U.S. Since the opening rounds of the World Cup last month, the sport has finally caught on with the American public. While it has been gaining momentum with participants for about 30 years, the explosive viewership of the latest Cup has led to a huge interest in actually playing the game. Nowhere is this more indicative than [Read more…] about U.S. SOCCER CRAZE HITS THE OVAL IN HUNTERS POINT SOUTH