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Will Villagers Sink Related’s Pier 40 Plan?
With final bids due Friday for the proposed redevelopment of Hudson River Park’s Pier 40, the West Village community seems all but too eager to shut the door on Related Companies' proposed park and...
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Bad Day For Steve Ross: Related’s Pier 40 Plan Looking Dead, Too
The Related Companies’ plans for a $600 million entertainment center along the Hudson River at Pier 40 is no longer being considered by the Hudson River Park Trust, the city-state agency that governs...
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On the Waterfront: Pier 40 and the Limits of Commercial Development
We may be seeing the limits to public-private partnerships in park development. The plan to use funds from the development of the West Side waterfront to finance new park construction and maintenance...
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The Answer to Hudson River Park’s Problems Is… Major League Soccer on Pier 40?
This might be a goal! (Courtesy of NYT) The Major League Soccer (MLS) association is looking to expand and include a 20th team, to be based in New York (the Red Bulls don't count). The league has...
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Sink or Swim: Pier 40, Once a Cash Cow, Is Slowly Killing Hudson River Park
Abandon pier! (ThisIsCosmosCountry.com) What was once the life preserver of Hudson River Park is now dragging the waterfront park under. Pier 40, the popular athletics venue and parking lot might,...
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Douglas Durst Wants to Put Lofts for Techies and Galleries in Pier 40 to Keep...
Little help? (agent j loves nyc/Flickr) The problems of Pier 40 are well documented by now. Once the golden goose of Hudson River Park, the pier is now so deteriorated, it costs more to maintain than...
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Parks and Wreck: The Fight for Pier 40 and the Myth of Public Parks
Sink or swim. (David Shankbone) When Sandy swept into the town almost two months ago, Hudson River Park—as its name might suggest—was among the places inundated by the swelling sea under more than a...
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His Ship’s Come In: Hedgie Michael Novogratz Named Chairman of Friends of...
Messrs. Novogratz and Pietrantone enjoying the park. (FHRP/Flickr) The Friends of Hudson River Park have traded a real estate big for a Wall Street one. Today, the West Side park booster group...
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