Battle of Diller Island Goes Another Round, With a Pier 55 Appeal
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yeah thanks a lot mr. emery and mr. durst for your proposal, which is to do nothing.
i cant believe those objections, concrete in the pilings and a barge? really? what did the judge think was there previously along the piers for centuries? sheesh. i am surprized barry diller hasnt gotten completely fed up with this nonsense, but my hat is off to him and diane von furstenburg for hanging in there. no, the park wont be perfect, it will probably be shut down often for events, but otherwise its a fantastic amenity for the city and its in my neighborhood, so i hope the judge isnt in durst's back pocket, reconsiders and it gets built. |
diller has had enough and backs out, so this project is cancelled:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.3494537 |
The NIMBY group that stopped this should at least have to reimburse Diller for the construction costs he's already paid out of pocket. How this wasn't/isn't a bigger deal is crazy.
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The City Club is full of idiots.
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This park was supposed to happen and this is a shame. What a loss for the city of NYC.
Why did they stop it? Was it for environmental reasons or was it because a vindictive little developer wanted to get back at another developer? Sounds like a school yard fued. I can't imagine putting another pier in the water is going to really be that harmful to a species, but it is what it is. |
After Cuomo intervenes, Pier 55's floating park is back on
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so what do you think cuomo said to durst? “hayy boddy. so if you ever want to turn over an effing rock in this state again you will let that pier happen am i clear?!”? something like that no doubt. it wasnt all buddy buddy thats for sure, because durst and diller are enemies. anyway, good work gov & way to hang in there with the project barry diller & diane vf. this is such great news and especially at this point as nothing was going to happen with that pier site for the foreseeable future, so wow what a complete surprize.
more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...ting-park.html |
Great to hear this is back on. Can't wait to visit this park when it's completed.
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This is great news. I suspected this would come back once Diller vented.
It made zero sense to cancel this project when no one is really opposed to the project except one obscure NIMBY organization, totally bankrolled by a Diller rival. |
Why was Durst against this?
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Wow, I thought this was truly dead.
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^ yes durst certainly had his reasons and has the money to keep his grapes sour.
you have to give cuomo credit for stepping in and fixing this. blaz was nowhere to be found. |
Cuomo Says Barry Diller's Controversial Park On The Hudson Is Back ON
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Sweet! :cheers:
They probably threatened Durst with "Either let this project proceed or we will force you to pony up and complete the construction of WTC-1's spire by installing the architectural cladding that was supposed to be there in the first place" :runaway: I still can't believe the city let him get away with that shit on such an important structure to the city. |
After funding lawsuit against Pier55 offshore park, Durst joins board of Hudson River Park Trust
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that is just crazy beyond crazy news.
i mean yeah great durst has money so that is good. but you have to wonder what in the heck diller thinks about that. i hope it doesnt slow or cancel the project. ie., like by benign neglect and inaction just because diller is po'd. :shrug: |
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