Tag Archives: Pier 40
ART AND THE PARK MISSING IN PIER 40 PROPOSAL
On Monday, September 15, the Camp Group made a presentation to the Community Board and the public of their plan for the 15 acres of Pier 40. They were seeking approval and comments before the “final” vote by the board of directors of the Hudson River Park Trust. (This is written a few days before [...]
Full StoryPIER 40 PARTNER PARENT MAKES THE TIMES
Followers of Pier 40 developments know that a group of Parents calling themselves the Pier 40 Partners have offered to float a bond issue to provide the millions (nobody knows how many) to encase some of the 3500 corroded steel piles to prevent the massive 15 acre 3 tiered structure from going plop.
One of those [...]
Support for Bus Route to Pier 40
M8 Bus Route Should Be Extended
I am concerned with the provision in the current Pier 40 Plan for school drop-off/pick-up facilities to accommodate private cars. At a time when more and more emphasis is being put on establishing alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit and bicycling (not to mention walking), to save precious [...]
Getting FIERCE on Pier 40
FIERCE, an advocacy group representing gay, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, voiced their concern over the latest Pier 40 development during the last Community Board 2 meeting. The organization wants to build a round-the-clock youth center for the L.G.B.T. community currently frequenting nearby Pier 45.
Glo Ross, lead organizer for FIERCE, said 40 per [...]
PIER 40 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
Pier 40 at Houston Street and Pier 57 at 17th Street are yet to be developed as economic engines of Hudson River Park. I was a member of the Pier 57 Working Task Force which had agreed to a plan for the development of that pier. Though the developers were later rejected, they left a [...]
Full StoryTrust Shoots Down Last Standing Proposal for Pier 40
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE!
In a dramatic move at its September 25th Board meeting, the Hudson River Park Trust, without taking a formal vote, announced that it would not move forward with the People’s Pier proposal to redevelop Pier 40. The Trust Board let the explanation come from former State Senator Franz Leichter, one of [...]
Pier 40: We Aren’t Going To Get Anything Unless We Fight For It
Those of us with a progressive bent (and I believe that we live in the most progressive community in the United States) always like to shoot ourselves in the foot. We are presented with someone whom The Right views as the most radical person ever to receive a major party nomination, and we complain about [...]
Full StoryIs PIER 40 IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE?
This August ‘87 finding is now an inconvenient truth as sports interests offer playing fields at expense of park
Pier 40 was considered America’s largest marine terminal when it was formally opened in 1962, and the largest structure in the world with a precast, pre-stressed frame and decks.
Nine years later, the Port Authority (PA) took charge [...]
Schools for Pier 40
Ann Kjellberg is a P. S. 41 parent and a founding member of the Public School Parent Advocacy Committee.
In the fall of 2007, Jai Nanda was knocking on doors. Nanda is the founder and Executive Director of Urban Dove, an organization that creates recreational opportunities and supportive environments for kids in at-risk neighborhoods. He is [...]
Community Board 2 Votes to Extend M8 Crosstown Bus at Pier 40
Right now, if you walk down to the West Side Highway at West 10th Street, you will find the 8th Street crosstown bus waiting to start its scheduled run. WestView’s publisher had suggested to Community Board 2’s transportation committee that the bus should extend to Pier 40 so that kids, oldsters and the 2,000 car [...]
Full StoryPier 40 Questionnaire Results as of March 30, 2008
Based on 242 responses (online survey and paper ballots)
Ranked in order of preference, here is what all 242 West View survey respondents want to see on Pier 40 (ranked on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 indicating highest preference for that use on the pier). These numbers include the results that appeared in [...]
HRPT Hands off Pier 40 Solution to Rich Sports Parents
Given 90 Days to Develop Funding Plan With Only Remaining RFP Contender
At the March 27 board meeting, HRPT Chair Diana Taylor read a statement reportedly drafted by a recently retained $7500-a-month PR firm expressing “the need to take action as soon as possible” to end Pier 40’s deterioration before it leads to “the ultimate loss [...]
PRO-RELATED ARTICLE APPEARS IN CRAIN’S
Marc Ameruso, the head of the HRPT advisory board, called it “suspicious” that shortly after HRPT retained a $7,500 a month PR agency, the Marino Group, articles in favor of the Related Companies’ proposal for Pier 40 appeared in the Times, the Post and Crain’s New York Business.
Reprinted here is the article that appeared in [...]
Pier 40 Wars - The Empire Retreats
In case you haven’t heard the news: The Related Companies, and their $700 million plan to turn Pier 40 at West Houston Street into a mega-entertainment complex, is out. Some combination of the proposals made by Camp Group, Urban Dove, and the Pier 40 Partnership is in. The question is: Is it a win for [...]
Full StoryStatement by Diana Taylor, Chair of The Hudson River Park Trust, Regarding Pier 40
March 27, 2008
Recently the Trust sent a letter to users of Pier 40 advising them that our recent inspection had disclosed widespread cracks and spalling of the roof structure in a number of areas in the parking garage and elsewhere in the Pier 40 facility.
Thus far, two of our non-profit tenants have had to vacate [...]
What Villagers Want on Pier 40
Responses to a WestView Survey
“Tear this hideous decrepit structure down now!”
“Quiet sitting areas? Are you crazy?”
“Why isn’t a dog run included on this list?”
“NYU? No way!”
Community-Community-Community!!!
On February 26, WestView launched an online survey to gauge public opinion about the development of Pier 40, the 14-acre pier at the end of West Houston Street whose future [...]
The First Pier 40 Lease
“The new Pier 40 is the largest and most costly single shipping terminal ever built in the Port of New York, and the largest marine terminal in the United Sates.” These boastful superlatives appear in a five-page press release from October 17, 1962, written by the Department of Marine and Aviation to accompany opening day [...]
Full StoryA Statement from the Related Companies
We continue to believe that this is an important project for the City, The Park and the community and are continuing discussions with the Trust and other interested parties.
The Related plan for Pier 40 offers vibrant community, recreational and cultural uses with at-grade open park space and unparalleled access to the waterfront.
The plan will also [...]
