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New York City’s construction boom went bust. In September 2008, only 3 applications were filed compared to 23 in September 2007. During the same period, all NYC applications were down 30% from 319 to 222. 130,000 people work in the city’s construction industry. Or at least that many did back then.IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog is a quick comment on an older New York City news headline. Unforeseen NYCo website development delays prevented it’s publication before now. For readership continuity, 100’s of older headlines are to be posted in chronological order until this blog is current. Though some of the stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of this site’s mention and viewer comments.
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Since 1897, the 22-story, 138 guest room, 3 restaurant Yale Club in midtown Manhattan welcomed the upper crust of local society to its hallowed halls. However, times changed. New money needed to be raised. That's when old-money members of the club's 11,000 total members complained that the Ivy’s interiors were being rented to crowds of inferior crumbs. The weekends were the worst with weddings and room rentals with people from the… heaven forbid… outer boroughs! It’s hoped that all strata of society have since learned to peacefully co-exist.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog is a quick comment on an older New York City news headline. Unforeseen NYCo website development delays prevented it’s publication before now. For readership continuity, 100’s of older headlines are to be posted in chronological order until this blog is current. Though some of the stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of this site’s mention and viewer comments.
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The NYPD was opening a 24-hour “Ring of Steel” command center for 5,000 video cameras over 1.7 miles. They were to cover every block south of Canal Street in Manhattan. The Lower Manhattan Security Initiative began with 500 cameras and was to have 2,000 by the end of 2009 and 3,000 by 2011. They hoped to link with an additional 2,000 private cameras as well. Smile! You’ve been on Cop Camera.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog is a quick comment on an older New York City news headline. Unforeseen NYCo website development delays prevented it’s publication before now. For readership continuity, 100’s of older headlines are to be posted in chronological order until this blog is current. Though some of the stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of this site’s mention and viewer comments.
[This is a copyrighted editorial, originally published on http://www.NEWYORKCITYonline.com/NYC-Online/blog.php. We invite you to post your comments and reply to others! This piece may be duplicated or printed with permission.]
St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens was under water… but not the holy water kind. It sued the city for failing to fix poor drainage along Metropolitan Avenue. One wonders if the cemetery’s financial prayers have been answered by now or washed away.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog is a quick comment on an older New York City news headline. Unforeseen NYCo website development delays prevented it’s publication before now. For readership continuity, 100’s of older headlines are to be posted in chronological order until this blog is current. Though some of the stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of this site’s mention and viewer comments.
[This is a copyrighted editorial, originally published on http://www.NEWYORKCITYonline.com/NYC-Online/blog.php. We invite you to post your comments and reply to others! This piece may be duplicated or printed with permission.]
Mayor Bloomberg was looking to collect nickels for New York City. Each time a buyer was given a plastic bag for their purchases, they’d be sacked with the 5-cent surcharge. This proposal was to help raise needed funds and cut recycling costs. The mayor promoted the ecological advantages over the new tax. City coin collectors estimated they’d raise $16 million in the process. So who was left holding the bag on this idea?
IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog is a quick comment on an older New York City news headline. Unforeseen NYCo website development delays prevented it’s publication before now. For readership continuity, 100’s of older headlines are to be posted in chronological order until this blog is current. Though some of the stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of this site’s mention and viewer comments.
[This is a copyrighted editorial, originally published on http://www.NEWYORKCITYonline.com/NYC-Online/blog.php. We invite you to post your comments and reply to others! This piece may be duplicated or printed with permission.]
More than ten years ago, plans were made to create a New York City emergency communications backup center in the event of a serious disaster. Construction was proposed in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx. This hub would complement current 911 services in Brooklyn's Metrotech Center. Today, NYC residents are still waiting for this vital 37-story center to be constructed, though some in the building area would like to see it scaled down to its original 17-story design. With a current $957 million price tag, 40% over the last estimate, it’s likely we’ll all be waiting a bit longer. It’s more than seven years since September 11th. The question is how much longer can New Yorkers afford to wait?
About 220 million years ago, an ancestor of the starfish died in a shallow sea in what is now upstate New York. The creature is known now as a “crionoid.” Local geology professor Dr. Alan Benimoff spotted its fossilized remains in a 15-foot high limestone gravestone in Staten Island’s Moravian Cemetery. The marker was erected in 1863 for 29-year-old Brigadier General Stephen Weed. He was killed in the battle of Gettysburg that same year. Nothing is known of this particular ancient creature, save for its fossilized remains. One can only wonder if 220 million years from now, Weed will be identified as easily as was this nameless crionoid who shares a cold stone with him among the weeds.
