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4 Glamorous New Penn Station Designs (That Shouldn’t Be Built Yet)
Later this year, for the first time since it was built in 1963, Madison Square Garden’s operation permit is up for renewal. This means that the fate of New York’s most-loathed transit screwup, Penn Station, is also suddenly up for discussion. This week, four architecture firms presented sparkling, well-rendered concepts for the Penn Station of the future. But are they doomed to repeat history?
Google Street View Now Lets You Explore Central Park, 9/11 Memorial
Without Google Maps and Street View, I’d be utterly lost in New York, or anywhere in the world for that matter. And for all its usefulness, we’ve always had a few good laughs too. Today’s update to three distinct areas of New York might make you laugh, cry or sit back in astonishment.
How New York Could Save Its Collapsing Harbours
New York is forever on the verge of some kind of collapse. It worries about the next big storm, or the next economic downturn, or just a good ol’ rat tsunami. Last year, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) called attention to a very immediate — and underreported — crisis: the decay of thousands of piles that support the city’s riverfront.
How America’s Biggest Bike Share Will Turn NYC Into A Cycling City
CitiBike has landed. Yesterday, amid a scrum of politicians and reporters, city officials introduced the system poised to transform New York street life. But keeping track of 6000 new bikes — not to mention their riders — will be no small chore. And to do it, the city is implementing a handful of smart systems, ranging from modular docking system to solar-powered tail lights.
NYPD Plans Simulated Chemical Attack For New York Subways
A subway-borne chemical attack is one of those theoreticals that require the willful ignorance of regular passengers — for most of us, it’s just better not to think about it. Not so for the NYPD, which yesterday announced a plan to test how a chemical or radiological attack would spread through the city’s 320km of subway by pumping an invisible gas through the system this year.
Planning For The Next Sandy: Manhattan Building Installs $250,000 Gate
After Hurricane Sandy blew through New York in October, the lion’s share of media coverage focused on the beachfront where damage was most visible. In lower Manhattan though, the 3m storm surge took a subterranean toll, ruining millions of dollars worth of mechanical systems and forcing many developers to consider how they’d retrofit for the next big one.
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