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Posted by Brooklyn Views on Sunday, October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015
Student athletes plan Brooklyn Bridge protest
Student athletes plan Brooklyn Bridge protest - NY Daily News"On your mark, get set — protest!
Hundreds of student athletes — decked out in everything from football jerseys to fencing gear — will march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday to petition the city to grant more access to safe places to play and practice.
The march, led by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, will include coaches, parents and reps from dozens of teams and is expected to draw 500 participants.
It kicks off at 2:30 p.m. with a rally on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
“We’re talking about one of the most important aspects of a child’s development and we’re not giving it the support it deserves,” said Adams.
He’d like to see the Department of Education give sports teams and other programs more time on grounds during off hours."
October 10, 2015
#Subway Extension Provides a Link to #HudsonYards, Still a Work in Progress
Subway Extension Provides a Link to Hudson Yards, Still a Work in Progress - The New York TimesIf Gertrude Stein were to ride the No. 7 train to the new end of its line on 11th Avenue in Manhattan, she might again declare that there is no there there. Not yet, anyway.
Riders emerging from the station find themselves in the center of what is supposed to be a thriving agglomeration of office towers, stores and high-rise apartment buildings. What they find today, though, is an urban park surrounded by construction sites, some bustling, some yet to roar to life.
What they will not find is a lot of commercial activity, not yet at least. Virtually all of the businesses that operated in the neighborhood — mostly light industrial and manufacturing shops — have been displaced. In their stead, developers plan to install fancy department stores, boutiques and restaurants.
For now, the vision of a full-featured neighborhood called Hudson Yards is still a glimmer in the eyes of New York City officials and real estate executives. But any lingering doubts that it would be built were erased last month when the linchpin of the master plan — the $2.4 billion extension of the No. 7 line from Times Square — opened to the public.
October 4, 2015
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