
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The New Tappan Zee Bridge, Now With Rail
Officials from NYSDOT, the MTA, and New York State Thruway Authority have announced that the Tappan Zee Bridge/Interstate 287 Corridor Project has narrowed the designs for a new bridge from six to the two that are rendered below.


Friday, October 15, 2010
"Third Avenue Subway" (Route #3 from 1905)
Supplementing the First Avenue Subway (Route #1) and—one would assume—eliminating the need for a 3rd Avenue Elevated, William Barclay Parsons designed a four-track subway to run under 3rd Avenue and Bowery. It's complicated set of tracks in the Bronx belie an ambition of the original transit planners; to have the city's subways operated by private railroad companies such as the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad. In Midtown, there's also an interesting crosstown connection along 35th and 36th Streets.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Digital Bulletin Boards for Subways
In an effort to provide real-time information to riders, the MTA is installed large LCD monitors at Grand Central Terminal and Atlantic Terminal that display the constantly updated status of subways.
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Dan Brinzac for the New York Post |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Lifestyle Studio "Gytha" Opens on 92nd & Lexington
My friend—designer and entrepreneur extraordinaire Niraj Parekh—has opened up a new "lifestyle studio" on the Upper East Side at 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue, just across the street from the 92nd Street Y.
"Step into my new store "Gytha" and you are spirited away to an exotic land, full of beautiful designs for your home and yourself!
A unique Lifestyle Studio that combines exotic, sumptuous and beautiful fabrics from all over the World and a collection of contemporary and antique jewelry, silk scarves and more..
Location - 1384 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y - 10128 (Between 91st and 92nd St) Across from 92Y Ph # - 212 289 4114"
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Niraj Parekh on the left with your humble blogger. |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
No Pain, No Train on 2nd Avenue
It took close to 90 years to get this far in the construction of the 2nd Avenue Subway, but now it feels like the construction itself will take another 90 years. In the meantime many stores at the are launch box site are shuttering.
This is a great image above. It's such a contrast from the clean, rosy illustrations rendered in the early EIS reports.
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Michael Nagle for The New York Times |
Monday, October 4, 2010
Subterranean Cell Phone Service You Say?
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Image courtesy of thenextweb.com |
Love or hate the prospect of it...underground wireless reception for the subway may have taken a significant step forward according to Businessweek.
"AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA customers will have mobile-phone service on New York City subway stations after the carriers signed 10-year agreements to access an underground network being built by Transit Wireless LLC."
Friday, October 1, 2010
I.M. Pei's Hyperboloid vs. Grand Central Terminal
Take I.M. Pei's plans with a mix of relief and regret.
So imagine a fictitious, 'alternate history', 'parallel universe' version of New York City. Here a hyperboloid skyscraper, a narrow, vase-shaped tower, stands proudly over the Midtown skyline. It stands haughty, unique, and unforgettable—and right on top of what used to be Grand Central Terminal.
So imagine a fictitious, 'alternate history', 'parallel universe' version of New York City. Here a hyperboloid skyscraper, a narrow, vase-shaped tower, stands proudly over the Midtown skyline. It stands haughty, unique, and unforgettable—and right on top of what used to be Grand Central Terminal.
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