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The Cobblestones Return
Well, the re-construction of Gansevoort Street and Seravalli program is obviously a big embarrassing mess, nonetheless, it is nice to see that one promise is being kept: the cobblestones are being returned to their rightful place on Gansevoort Street, and the craftsmen are doing a beautiful job placing them just so. Welcome back... »
Seravalli Park Update
The DEP was supposed to have finished their work within 18 months of starting. Clearly this has not happened. There was a lot of discussion about when they actually started so they are anywhere from 2 years to 5 years late. In any event, they will be finished this portion of... »
Gansevoort Plaza - Events
Christine Quinn (Council Speaker) is holding a meeting next week regarding use of the newly reconfigured Gansevoort Plaza. We decided to set this up after we heard a lot of concern from neighborhood residents and businesses about how often and what sort of events will be allowed in the plaza. The new plaza formation... »
Inappropriate Behaviour in Saravelli Park
Hi all - breaking news from a Horatio Street mom: I wanted to let everyone know that there is a man who, for many days, has been sitting in the basketball area of Seravelli Playground (Horatio Street and Washington/8th ave) leering at children. He recently has moved to the picknic tables in the actual... »
Mulry Square Ventilation Plant 2nd Hearing
via GVSHP: New Hearing on MTA ‘Emergency Ventilation Plant’ Project for Mulry Sq., 7th & Greenwich Ave.: The MTA’s plans to construct an emergency ventilation plant at this busy intersection has drawn great criticism from GVSHP and many others. The site is immediately adjacent to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where another large multi-year construction... »
Seravalli Playground ReDesign: Scoping Meeting
Update: 2nd (re-scheduled) scoping to take place October 15th at 6.30pm as part of the CB2 Parks & Rec meeting at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center (on Carmine Street). For those of you following the redesign of the Seravalli Playground/Park, please note that Chris Crowley has been assigned to the project and he will... »
Mulry Square Ventilation Plant Comments Deadline
As we know from our neighbors on 13th Street, a ventilation plant installation by the MTA is no small project. That location took 6 years of construction and a heavy toll on the nearby buildings and residents from the traffic congestion and disruptive construction work. And now, the MTA is looking at building a... »
Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project and 9th Ave
My apologies for the above UGLIEST MAP EVER (I suck at graphics), which is my rendering of the proposal from the Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project for Gansevoort Plaza re-configuration. If anyone wants to send me a fancier, prettier, better map, I would happily replace mine with theirs. BTW... »
Traffic & Transpo Committee
If anyone out there has not yet heard about the Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project (God is that a mouthful), here’s your opporutunity. The group will be presenting their findings and proposals to the (open to the public) TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION committee of Community Board 2 on Tuesday, 7/10 @ 6:30 PM –NYU... »
Seravalli Playground Redesign Report
So here’s the skinny: Since our community playground, Seravalli Park, won the lottery as a host for the 5 year dig to create Shaft 27B of Water Tunnel 3 (ooh, I’m so smart and technical), we get 2 MILLION dolllars to rebuild the park after the water tunnel shaft is complete. ... »
Seravalli Playground Planning ReDesign & Budget
Are you interested in the rebuilding effort for Seravalli Playground? The CB2 Waterfront, Parks, Recreation & Open Space committee (what a mouthful) will be meeting on Monday, 4/9 at 7pm at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center (3 Clarkson Street, 3rd Floor) to hear a report on DEP funds for the project, and... »
Hotel Gansevoort - Leaving Trash on our street
Ugh, not only are they erecting a hideously ugly billboard, but the billboard base has now taken the space where Hotel Gansevoort used to keep their trash, so now we have to walk by their massive loads of trash heaped on the sidewalk every day. Aren’t there rules about where and how you... »
Gansevoort Plaza, the snow triangle
Walking home through Gansevoort plaza this weekend, I noticed that the snow clearing (or lack thereof) epitomized the root of the traffic issues in Gansevoort Plaza. The street is so large, and so oddly sized that cars don’t even drive through a large triangle-shaped section in the middle - as you can see from... »
Florent/HighLine Ball tix on sale now!
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... »
Gansevoort Pow Wow!
Jo Hamilton has let us know that Florent is hosting an event this coming Monday, July 18, from 4 to 5 pm at the restaurant. Councilmember Christine Quinn, State Senator Tom Duane, and Council Speaker Gifford Miller want to meet some of the people in our Gansevoort neighborhood to learn more about our issues and... »
TRAFFIC IN THE MEAT MARKET
TRAFFIC IN THE MEAT MARKET: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Do you have ideas for traffic and pedestrian uses in Gansevoort Market? Attend the Gansevoort Market Evaluation and Visioning Workshop Conducted by: Project for Public Spaces and Transportation Alternatives Sponsored by: Community Board 2 Office of State Senator Tom Duane Office of City Council Member Christine Quinn Tuesday, July 19 6:30 PM Housing Works 320 West... »
Bye bye garage, hello club?
Rumblings and Bumblings posted the following: 1) West Village: No one else seems to know (by which I mean: I don’t know, and neither did my doorman), so I thought I’d ask you: There’s a little park in the West Village — Jackson Square — bordered by Greenwich Avenue, Eighth Avenue, and Horatio Street. (It... »
