Last week, Stuyvesant High School graduates revealed that both Stuyvesant High School and Battery Park City Authority officials had reneged on earlier promises to offer space to remember 9/11. Now, after press coverage (and pressure?) and the involvement of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, things have changed.
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Stuyvesant Alums End Up Getting Stuyvesant Space To Remember 9/11
Stuyvesant Alums Thwarted In Effort To Remember 9/11 At High School
For students at Stuyvesant High School on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center attacks remain an emotional touchstone in their lives, with many of them watching the tragedy unfold from Chambers Street. Some alumni have been attempting to commemorate the 10th anniversary at the school—while the anniversary falls on a Sunday, the school is open by way of the Community Center located there—but have run up against apparent bureaucracy (and vacations!) at the Battery Park City Authority as well as flat-out resistance from Stuyvesant itself.
Years Later, Battery Park's Pier A May Finally Have A Tenant
Pier A, at 125-years-old the last remaining pier on the Lower West Side, has not had a good go of it. For decades the city, the state and seemingly everyone else has tried to fix up the Victorian structure but every step forward seems to quickly lead to two steps back. But now, maybe something is going to happen? The NY Times is reporting that Peter Poulakakos (Harry's Cafe and Steak) has been selected as the best candidate for a lease on the pier. The Battery Park City Authority, which took control of the pier in 2008, is expected to vote on his bid tonight.
Battery Park Pier A To Be Renovated, Officials Say (Again)
Plans to renovate Pier A, the last remaining pier on the lower west side, are staggering forward again. The Victorian-era three-story pier was built immediately after the Brooklyn Bridge, using much of the same equipment, and was once one of the city’s proudest points of entry, boasting visits from boldface names like Amelia Earhart and the Queen of England. Today it’s a dilapidated eyesore that clashes with the rest of the lavishly rehabilitated west side waterfront, and Governor Spitzer’s office is stepping in to coordinate renovations.
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