Horatio Street Blog » FOHL http://horatiostreetblog.com for all things Horatio Street Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:22:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Florent/HighLine Ball tix on sale now! http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/10/09/florenthighline-ball-tix-on-sale-now/ http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/10/09/florenthighline-ball-tix-on-sale-now/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:44:00 +0000 Horatio Street Blogger http://horatiostreetblog.com/?p=122 LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS FOR FLORENT / HIGH LINE BALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT ROXY
Buy your tickets now for Florent’s Bi-Decade{nt} Ball and Miss Meat Market Gown Contest, this coming Saturday, October 22, at the Roxy. The event celebrates 20 years of Restaurant Florent and the wild celebrations, drag shows, and Bastille Day performances that have made it a New York City institution. Emcees Flotilla DeBarge and Murray Hill introduce a fabulous roster of performers including Lady Miss Kier; Atesh, bellydancer extraordinaire; Live From Las Vegas: Raven-O and Joey Arias; and many, many others. $150 tickets include open bar, buffet, and entertainment. Funds raised benefit Friends of the High Line and the Meatpacking District Initiative.

Florent Bi-Decade{nt} Ball and Miss Meat Market Gown Contest
Saturday, October 22, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Roxy
515 West 18th Street (just west of the High Line)
Buy Tickets Now

Please Note: The Florent / High Line Ball will be followed by a special event at the Roxy celebrating the return of legendary DJ Peter Rauhofer to this nightclub. Guests at the Florent / High Line Ball can purchase $25 wristbands for this special event during the Florent / High Line Ball without waiting in line outside. Long lines are expected.

Because of elaborate set-up requirements for the “Rauhofer Returns 2 Roxy” party, everyone will have to leave the Roxy between events. Florent / High Line Ball guests will gather informally at a nearby restaurant or bar before returning to the Roxy. If you have purchased a “Rauhofer Returns 2 Roxy” party at the Florent / High Line Ball, your wristband will allow you to re-enter when the later event starts without waiting in line.

]]> http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/10/09/florenthighline-ball-tix-on-sale-now/feed/ 0 Big Bash at Lotus – Friends of the High Line chuggin away…. http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/06/16/big-bash-at-lotus-friends-of-the-high-line-chuggin-away/ http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/06/16/big-bash-at-lotus-friends-of-the-high-line-chuggin-away/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:51:00 +0000 Horatio Street Blogger http://horatiostreetblog.com/?p=98 Friends of the Highline project celebrated a massive Federal Authorization victory last night at swanky MPD club LOTUS. Mojitos were flowing as Robert Hammond and Joshua David thanked their volunteers and funders and the local politicians who have helped them overcome this last obstacle blocking their dream to preserve the highline for reuse as an elevated walkway. “Now, we just have to build it” they joked.

Ground-breaking is scheduled for November (things like ‘abatement’ the careful and safe removal of harmful substances like lead and asbestos must come first), and then it is anticipated that the first phase of the High Line to be converted (from Gansevoort Street to 15th Street) will open to the public in late 2007 or early 2008. I can’t wait….

Wanna learn about the history? FHL is sponsoring a walking tour of the high line (street level) and Hudson River Park led by architectural historian Matt Postal.
Meeting Place: Southeast corner of 23rd Street and 11th Avenue
Cost: $10 for the general public – $5 for members of Friends of Hudson River Park
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Want a sneak peek at the designs? On view at the MOMA is a really cool (and widely acclaimed) Preliminary Design for the first phase of the High Line’s transformation (from Gansevoort Street to 15th Street) until October 31, 2005.

Interested but can’t be bothered to leave the air-conditioned comfort of your home/cubicle/desk? The preliminary Design can also be viewed at here and a nifty video of the high line is also available at here. But seriously, get up – it isn’t THAT hot out there.

]]> http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/06/16/big-bash-at-lotus-friends-of-the-high-line-chuggin-away/feed/ 0 oh, cute free t-shirt bribe to help the hi-line (hello, win-win) http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/06/11/oh-cute-free-t-shirt-bribe-to-help-the-hi-line-hello-win-win/ http://horatiostreetblog.com/2005/06/11/oh-cute-free-t-shirt-bribe-to-help-the-hi-line-hello-win-win/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:03:00 +0000 Horatio Street Blogger http://horatiostreetblog.com/?p=90

Free (utterly adorable, limited-edition)FHL T-shirts for those who attend the June 15 City Council hearing where the High Line project will face its most important public hearing to date. Just by showing up, you will play an essential role in the creation of a great new public open space that will benefit New York City for generations to come.

Wednesday, June 15, 9:30am
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, City Hall
(Subway: C, E, to Chambers/WTC; 1,2, to Park Place; 6, N, R to Bkln Bridge/City Hall)

Wanna learn more? Friends of the Highline website

Wanna help more? Sign up to speak.

Wanna do it the armchair activist way? Send a letter.

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