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Demolition Continues for SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 12 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan
Demolition continues at 12 West 57th Street, the site of a proposed 52-story, 672-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and developed by Sheldon Solow of Solow Management Corp., who filed permits for the ground-up project in 2019, the tower will rise along Billionaires’ Row between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and West 56th and 57th Streets. The tower will rise on an assemblage formerly occupied by multiple low- and mid-rise buildings between 10 and 20 West 57th Street.
Frank J. Sciame ’74 is new Foundation for City College board chair
Frank J. Sciame B Arch ‘74 is the new board chair of the Foundation for City College, Inc. at The City College of New York, as of July 1. He succeeds Martin Cohen ’70, D.Sc. (hon.) ’13, chairman and co-founder of investment firm Cohen & Steers, Inc.
The Browning School’s Expansion Tops Out at 337 East 64th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Construction has topped out on The Browning School’s campus expansion at 337 East 64th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S9 Architecture, the project involves the conversion and augmentation of a former parking garage and will yield 47,000 square feet for the K-12 college preparatory school for boys that currently operates out of several buildings between Park and Madison Avenues in addition to its main facility at 52 East 62nd Street. Plans call for the entire high school division to be moved to the new 83-foot-tall building, which will contain 13 new classrooms, four stories of offices, a library and cafeteria in the cellar, and an upper-floor gymnasium. The property will also feature a green roof and a rear yard. The development is located between First and Second Avenues.
‘Ask me anything’ about cannabis legalization with Jeffrey Hoffman
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in NYC on Aug. 13, 2024. Tickets available now. Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney who hosts “Ask Me Anything about Cannabis Legalization in New York” each week on LinkedIn. Hoffman and NY Cannabis Insider have partnered to bring those sessions into print in a Q&A format.
Cops forced me to resign because of my dark skin, religion, N.J. officer says in lawsuit
A former police officer in Fort Lee has filed a lawsuit against the police department and borough officials, claiming he was discriminated against and lost his job over his religious beliefs and cultural background. Alexander Levy alleges in court papers he was “constructively discharged,” or forced to resign, after Fort...
Union opposes Caesars Entertainment’s proposed casino in NYC
The International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees is against the project. US.- The International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees, a union that represents Broadway theatre workers, has voiced opposition against the Caesars Palace Times Square casino proposed by Caesars Entertainment, developer SL Green and rapper Jay-Z. “A casino in New...
Happy Birthday Rabbi Mendy-Chabad of Yonkers!
(L-R) Rabbi Israel Hurwitz celebrates the 41st birthday of his son Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz, with their oldest son Haim Hurwitz. Copyright © 2024 Robert Kalfus. Chabad of Yonkers/Greystone Jewish Center Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz celebrates his July birthday, and for the past decade, has invited the community to enjoy a lavish BBQ at the synagogue at which Yonkers residents, synagogue members, elected officials and those running for office attended, meeting and greeting, and pressing the flesh.
JetBlue Ending Flights Out Of San Antonio To NYC, Boston
JetBlue Airways is ending its flights out of San Antonio. The Long Island-based carrier says the final non stops to Boston and New York City will fly in late October. JetBlue has been providing the flights out of San Antonio International Airport for only about three-years. Jesus Saenz, director of airports for the San Antonio Airport System, says the flights were popular and busy, so he's confident another carrier will soon step up and fill the need. San Antonio airport officials had wooed JetBlue for years.
A classroom on the coastline inspires middle schoolers across the five boroughs
Plenty of middle school students may have passed Gravesend Bay near the Coney Island Creek on the Belt Parkway and wondered, “What’s living in there?”. Those enrolled in Coastal Classroom are finding out. The group has been seining, using a net called a seine with sinkers on one...
Thunderstorms threaten NYC area for days. Heavy rain possible, then heat returns
Keep the umbrellas handy. The unsettled weather pattern that kicked off the week sticks around for most of it. Nearly every day brings the chance for showers and storms, some of which may be strong to severe and produce locally heavy rainfall. Some parts of the tri-state saw heavy rain Monday.
Vote now on our top 3 FicPicks to turn up the heat on summer reading
Please consider joining our Facebook group by CLICKING HERE. Three books. Your choice. Which one will be next for Club Calvi? Three mothers, a corporate fixer, a test subject in an artificial intelligence experiment and a private investigator are the main characters facing tough choices in our Top 3 FicPicks. We have a mystery, a work of speculative fiction and a thriller. Which book should Club Calvi read next? Your choices are "Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Kimberly McCreight, "Hum" by Helen Phillips, and "Trouble in Queenstown" by Delia Pitts. You can read more about these books, including excerpts,...
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