Results tagged “riversidesouth”

Ooh, the debate over whether or put the West Side Highway underground for a stretch on the Upper West Side (Lincoln Center area, really) in the West 60s is examined in the NY Times. And there's a graphic of how the tunnel would be placed and how new parkspace would be created as a result. The undergrounding of the highway won't happen for at least 10 years, and the project's funding is debatable, but the Riverside South Planning Corporation is excavating the ground.

But with the box ready when the viaduct needs to be replaced, the cost of rerouting the highway could be about the same as building a new viaduct. Some excavation would still be necessary, because the space for the box between 65th and 69th Streets was filled in when the first of the apartment buildings was being built. The box was suggested in the city's 1992 agreement that allowed Riverside South to be built, and the responsibility for building it was the developer's.

The RSPC's executive director Michael Bradley emphasizes that the $180 million is not Westway or Boston's Big Dig, and says this project, a "Rubik's Cube of construction" will "save a ton of money and heartaches." And Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe likes the idea, saying, "I think a lot of people now realize no matter how nice Hudson River Park is, it would have been nicer if Westway had been built in some configuration. The highway would have been underground, we would have had a much larger park and a much better connection from the community to the park."

People, this is yooge: Donald Trump is being sued by a trifecta of real estate brokers over $1.3 million in unpaid brokers' fees. The brokers, Barbara Corcoran, Carrie Chiang, and SusanCara-Madden, claim they were promised $4 million in total for helping broker the $1.8 billion dollar sale of some of his Trump Place/Riverside South buildings to Extell earlier this year, but that Trump has only paid $2.7 million. Clearly, these Corcoran brokers need some more money for their holiday shopping lists! Trump tells the AP, "The agreement is very clear. I only pay them when I get paid. We haven't gotten the money yet. For her to bring a lawsuit against me is insane." The brokers' lawyer says that Trump can't pay since he immediately reinvested money from the sale into other real estate, to avoid taxes. Well, that's the smart thing to do. We'd like to see Corcoran and Trump litigate this in a reality TV realm - perhaps the People's Court?

Yesterday's beautiful weather made me wonder if there were any new plans about the new pier that's right below my apartment building, so I did a little investigating. Apparently, there will be a cafe and kayaks/boats for rent - huzzah! The pier is at West 70th Street, in the lower part of Riverside Park known as "Riverside South." As you can see in the picture, the pier is a great place to be in nice weather, and during the summer, they have jazz and free yoga.