NEW YORK | (Staten Island) New York Wheel | 625 FT
EDIT *** Renderings released September 27, 2012
With the announcement, the City released these renderings of the NY Wheel and the outlet center... nycmayorsoffice http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8...a0d95eb4_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8...7b009ebc_h.jpg There will also be a rooftop park at the New York Wheel... http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/8...64d0fb6f_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/8...447fb394_h.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8...a7f9f875_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8...1af3df30_h.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8...8a744de7_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8...85d6c3e0_h.jpg The outlet center will have rooftop park space as well... http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/8...2d5ef3d3_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/8...b9c65017_h.jpg _______________________________________________________________________________ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...434946074.html Ferris Wheel Eyed for Ferry Terminal By ELIOT BROWN June 25, 2012 Quote:
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http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf...ficials_o.html
Staten Island officials on board for the Ferris wheel ride June 26, 2012 By Jillian Jorgensen Quote:
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This actually sounds pretty cool. :tup:
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I was thinking more of a lighthouse for Staten Island as its signature landmark with a Ferris Wheel in Coney Island to be one of Brooklyn's symbols. But this is good too. They should make this the tallest ferris wheel in the world to bring back the title to the country this invention originated from.
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I saw the article for this on silive last night and I basically was all :eek::psycho:
The reason I love this idea...aside from every reason why I'd love for my home borough to steal some of the spotlight off the other four boroughs...is that few people realize the dynamic setting of St. George (the neighborhood around the ferry terminal). The view is quite amazing from the ground...let alone from 600 feet in the air...and it's very sweeping. You can see all the way from Bayonne to Coney Island, absolutely everything fronting New York Harbor, and there is a great promenade that invites strolling and taking in the view. It's greatest lack is substantial retail and restaurants that people can recreate within after they stroll the neighborhood. In addition, St. George is on very hilly terrain, pecked all over with beautiful old mansions and San Franciscan streetscapes (two of Staten Island's three historic districts are within 20 minutes of the terminal). This from the air would also be an unprecedented view. It is the sort of setting that would frame the wheel itself beautifully, and provide stunning views 360 degrees around. My fingers are crossed. :rolleyes: |
This may be off topic a bit but why does it look like one part of the area has been under construction for a while?
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I hope they build it for the views alone...:tup:
czelticgirl http://farm1.staticflickr.com/236/52...90ef7113_b.jpg NYC Comets http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1383/6...cb831f67_b.jpg InSapphoWeTrust http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7...66afb689_h.jpg |
Very cool idea - great for Staten Island!
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The proposed site for this project would be the lot west of the stadium (north lot)...
http://www.streetsblog.org/wp-conten..._2_0523111.jpg http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/08/1...rant-downtown/ The landscape in general does change in Staten Island.... Betty Blade http://farm1.staticflickr.com/156/43...2d9c5586_o.jpg http://farm1.staticflickr.com/180/43...9c89a11e_o.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5242/5...91a1b507_b.jpg Louis de Feo But I'm sure the views over the harbor would be great. |
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What is great about the whole of greater Downtown SI, as you said, is that this exceptional old housing stock surrounds the somewhat barren core, which is ripe for development (and was recently rezoned for taller, thin residential and mixed-used towers by the way). There's an opportunity for a great and unique mix of land uses and cityscapes that will create a district unlike any other in New York. Maybe it sounds like I'm overselling it, but needless to say, I've been waiting to SI to get its moment in the spotlight for a while. |
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf...sland_fer.html
Bloomberg on Staten Island Ferris wheel: 'This would be great' http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/144444524/original.jpg June 29, 2012 By Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advance Quote:
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A little more info on the proposal...
http://www.silive.com/northshore/ind..._proposed.html Mammoth Ferris wheel proposed for Staten Island sets pulses racing June 27, 2012 By Jillian Jorgensen/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advance Quote:
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I like the idea of this generally, but it seems like a bit of an odd place for an observation wheel. It seems like this would give you glorious views of the New Jersey Container Port. I think Governor's Island or Roosevelt Island would give more dramatic views of the city... but that's just my opinion. And yes, I've been to Staten Island many times, including games at the Staten Island Yankees ballpark (which is pretty cool).
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If this was built it would be the tallest structure in Staten Island and the tallest Ferris Wheel in the world.
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No doubt someone will come along to build a larger one, but this would be pretty large as it is. It will be as large and visible as the towers of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, a distinct SI landmark, another "gateway" of the harbor. A look at some other "wheels" around the world... http://kineticcarnival.blogspot.com/...posed-for.html |
That picture of the amount of land available for development shows that it is a good idea to build a giant amusement park to go with the Ferris Wheel and the Stadium. It would also be a good idea to expand the terminal a bit with a mall, and to build a skyscraper on top of it to encourage tourists to visit Staten Island and more.
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here is the approximate view when towards the harbor from the top of the wheel (it's google earth, of course it won't be the same)
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8203/nywheel.png here's whats there now http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7268/nyw2.png |
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Meanwhile, Seattle's Great Wheel is making a debut... http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...86100O20120702 Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources...=ALNE8610PA000 http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources...=ALNE8610PA100 By Laura L. Myers Jul 2, 2012 Quote:
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