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the post goes after the nytimes re hy subsides:
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NYT review is out. A lot of the points were brought up a decade ago but ignored because BIG AND SHINY IS GOOD.
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As a public space, it does suck. The grand central park is a roadway median that will be surrounded by triple parked ubers. |
^ Are there any NYT reviews of the development by non-Marxists?
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The silliest part was the praise lavished on Rock Center, when Rock Center was basically a mass-clearance of poors, back in the day when there was basically no land use process or tenants rights. Also the crying about subsidies when the sixth avenue EL was demolished and rebuilt underground due to the Rockefellers. And Rock Center was hated when first built, excoriated by critics. |
Per Wikipedia, the general reviews of Rock Center upon completion. It was considered, to put it kindly, absolute trash:
"Daniel Okrent writes that "almost everyone" hated the updated plans. The renowned architectural scholar Lewis Mumford went into exile in upstate New York specifically because the "weakly conceived, reckless, romantic chaos" of the plans for Rockefeller Center had violated his sense of style. Mumford's commentary provoked a wave of blunt, negative criticism from private citizens; newspapers, such as the New York Herald Tribune; and architects, including both Frank Lloyd Wright and Ralph Adams Cram, whose styles were diametrically opposed to each other. The New York Times took note of the "universal condemnation" of the proposal," |
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for opening day yesterday i walked around after work. i came from grand central and it was strange to be on the 7 train at the last stop with lots of people on it as normally no one goes to hy. well thats about to change lol.
then getting out it was weird to see the construction fencing down and all the openness after so long. its not often a whole neighborhood opens up in a day. it was stunning to see the towers up close and the vessel thing is just enormous, much larger than i thought and it looks just stunning up close. the mall is a mall, but it has what i believe these days they call a nicely 'curated' variety of high end shops and restaurants. who knows how well it will do, but you can't say they didn't try. there were dj's and flash mob dance performances inside and out and all in all it was quite a nice opening day celebration. if you go, for right now there is nothing to do but look around or go in the new mall. the towers are still u/c and the shed performance center the observation deck are not open quite yet. the shed opens next month with performances. not sure when the observation platform opens, but i saw you can access it inside the mall. you will need to sign up for free timed tix to walk up on the vessel for a while they said so they can control the crowds. after a look around i walked home on the highline. walking away i saw a large line on the street below the coach tower for what is supposed to be the spain version of eataly called mercado little spain. |
Did anyone snap photos of the water feature?
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i think you are referring to a fountain in the hudson yards neighborhood park area just north of this new railyards section? i don't think its turned on for the season yet, but it was on last summer. i didn't see anything in the new area, but that does not mean there won't be something, it still a construction zone. i dk though. fyi there is also a nice foot soak water feature of the highline park down near w15st for the summer months. its nice after all the hiking around. |
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I went yesterday, it wasn't on. I actually almost forgot that that was coming. The plaza was still a little bit raw. You can tell that they have not finished working. |
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^ hmm, i didn't even notice that. there was a lot going on!
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Taken 3/16 & 3/17:
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that is one sad-looking mall, but thank goodness new york finally got a Uniqlo... overall a pretty depressing spectacle SHOP SHOP SHOP
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nyc has a bunch of uniqlo's already, including the first global flagship shop that opened in soho in 2006. aaaand i can't believe i just looked that up and wrote that lol. |
The mall will feed on the surrounding population/projected workforce/business population (which will have money), but most importantly, tourists.
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NYC has had a Uniqlo for quite a while now.
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I thought this was somewhat harsh: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/19/hu...GPJjMoBecJ3XqQ Is Hudson Yards human-scaled and welcoming like Tribeca? No. It doesn't have its charm. Does it have that bucolic allure of Upper Fifth Avenue or Central Park West? No again. It wouldn't be where I'd live. But it is it's own thing. It is somewhat awe-inspiring in its scale and ambition, does incorporate green space, and will draw toursists and revenue and residents to the city. It is a small slice of New York. Not everything has to be the same or appeal to all walks of life. Sheesh. I will definitely check it out when I'm back in NYC in a couple weeks.
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^ hmm, i prefer columbus circle. its much more open. hy is more of a typical, familiar mall.
cuozzo chimes in for the people lol: https://nypost.com/2019/03/23/the-ar...rds-all-wrong/ |
^ It's what I've been saying basically.
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Meanwhile, glad the next phase of this park is finally moving forward. https://therealdeal.com/2019/03/25/t...hts-for-tower/ Tishman Speyer’s park gift will give developer air rights for tower Purchase of property housing auto-shop will ultimately benefit office project https://s14.therealdeal.com/trd/up/2...-1-650x405.jpg March 25, 2019 Quote:
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https://nypost.com/2019/03/24/tishma...la-abzug-park/ Tishman Speyer’s secret purchase paves way for expanded Bella Abzug Park https://thenypost.files.wordpress.co...8&h=410&crop=1 By Steve Cuozzo March 24, 2019 Quote:
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https://thenypost.files.wordpress.co...trip=all&w=915 In this photo I took from the Vessel last week, you can see the building, right on target to be demolished, Robert Moses style... https://a4.pbase.com/o12/06/102706/1...31819_222b.JPG |
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Would make for a more interesting park feature if they rehabbed it into a bar / cafe, with outdoor seating around it. Better than the monotony of granite-pavers-and-benches that is Bella Azbug Park. Much as I think Van Valkenburgh was innovative 10 years ago, he's beginning to feel a bit like a ubiquitous one-horse pony. Preserving that building as a restaurant would've given the park a little bit of a refined, Old World / European feel... |
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Hopefully, Tishman Speyer will redeem themselves. They were originally awarded the West Side Railyards, but withdrew during the last recession, and Related replaced them. They better bring their A game and give NYC a new West Side landmark. |
definitely agree on the sterile monotony of the park space, but that little building is not the antidote. i dk what the answer to that is, but for now gaining a little more park is better.
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The space could be much better utilized both architecturally and using the 3d nature of NYC space. |
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The open p[aza... More Vessel pics here... http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...23#post8526023 https://a4.pbase.com/o12/06/102706/1...033019_53b.JPG https://a4.pbase.com/o12/06/102706/1...033019_60c.JPG |
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https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.c.../hudson-yards/
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I;d love to see an image auto-resize feature on this message board. This is nuts.
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pb is really aggravating, but unfortunately once you’re in they got you. |
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