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Workers are almost done dismantling the 317 feet long, 23 feet wide stained-glass exterior to the American Airlines’ vacant Terminal 8 building. The red, blue and white wall, comprised of 900 panes of glass, was designed by artist Robert Sowers and was completed in 1960; at the time it was the world’s largest stained-glass window and the first to heavily incorporate stained glass in a secular building, an aesthetic that soon became fashionable.

Jaunted took a jaunt over to the new Terminal 5 (not the music venue) at JFK. The terminal, with design by Gensler, will house JetBlue and is set to open in September of this year.

+ Following the release of the Atlantic Yards' Final Environmental Impact Statement, Empire State Development Corporation head Charles Gargano says Madison Square Garden owners Jim and Charles Dolan may end up killing the Gehry-designed project. More FEIS digesting from Curbed.

JetBlue and the city made good on their deal last year, by celebrating the start of construction of a new terminal at JFK. And the new 26 gate terminal will be connected to the famous Terminal Five, long closed for air traffic, more recently the scene of some art debauchery. The new terminal will let JetBlue essentially double the number of their flights from JFK. Cool your jets for now (or use your working brakes!) - the terminal won't open until 2009. But the city is glad to welcome thousands of jobs, in both short-term construction and permanents ones at the terminal.