Last week, Open House New York announced a special last-minute addition to their schedule—JFK Airport's fabulously modern, Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Terminal. Architecture and aero-buffs were thrilled at the announcement, since the much-loved terminal has been closed to the public since 2001. Open House New York reps tell us that over 1,000 people came through the terminal, which is currently being renovated, during the one afternoon that it was open.
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Photos: Inside The TWA Terminal At Open House New York
Photos: Tour The Retro TWA Terminal For Open House New York
Last week, the full lineup for this year's Open House New York weekend was announced, and while dozens of amazing off-limits spaces are already opening their doors, there's always room for a few more, like the retro-fabulous TWA terminal at JFK Airport.
JFK's Terminal 5 Might Get The Standard Hotel Treatment
The Standard Hotel's Andre Balazs isn't just showing interest in the Hotel Chelsea, he's reportedly also sniffing around the TWA terminal at JFK. His company was on a list of of firms who attended a site visit earlier this month. You'll recall that the Port Authority wants to turn the terminal into a boutique hotel.
Overnight Fire At Old TWA Building at JFK
Overnight we started receiving reports of "heavy smoke conditions" at JFK airport's old TWA building. The building (pictured) is now part of Jet Blue's Terminal 5, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ABC now reports that the fire, which broke out in a refrigeration room, was safely put out — and no one was in the building at the time. There is minor damage, and an investigation is now underway.
Flashback: Park Slope Plane Crash
On this day 49 years ago, two planes collided in midair above Staten Island — causing the United Airlines flight to crash into a Park Slope intersection (7th Avenue and Sterling Street) and a TWA aircraft's wreckage to land in Miller Field on Staten Island. The crash killed 134 passengers as well as 6 people on the ground — one young boy survived the crash, but died at the NY Methodist hospital the next day. The Bowery Boys note there are still scars to be seen on Sterling Place, and more images of the aftermath can be seen at the Brooklyn Public LIbrary.
Checking in on JetBlue's New JFK Terminal
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.
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