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Flatiron street to become pedestrian plaza |
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By 23rd Street Association on
7/31/2008 2:24 PM
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By Sabina Mollot
As part of the city’s attempt to become more pedestrian friendly as well as give a boost to local businesses, several busy sections of streets throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx will soon be converted into car-free zones with tables, chairs and decorative plantings.
One of the areas destined by a pedestrian plaza, where work is already well underway, is the west side of Madison Square Park, where Fifth Avenue and Broadway connect.
Dubbed “The Madison Park Pedestrian Project,” the conversion will create over 35,000 square feet of public space filled with 40 tables and large umbrellas, 110 chairs and 170 plantings, including shrubs and trees, in three areas. Those three plaza areas are located between 22nd and 23rd Streets between Broadway and the Flatiron Building, between 23rd and 24th Streets where there is currently a small island in the middle of the intersection and around the Worth monument in the park.
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Maloney announces $492G grant for Solar 2 |
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By 23rd Street Association on
7/24/2008 1:23 PM
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By Sabina Mollot
Plans for the construction of Solar 2, which will be the city’s first carbon neutral building, were helped along this week with the announcement of a $492,000 donation.
The money, which came in the form of a federal grant secured by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, will finance detailed design and construction drawings of Solar 2, the eventual replacement for Solar One, a one-room environmental center in Stuyvesant Cove Park.
“Solar 2 will be an iconic structure in New York City,” said Chris Collins, Solar One’s executive director, “and we look forward to working with the congresswoman to make Solar Two a reality.”
Solar One, itself a “green” building, has long since outgrown its single-room space. Solar 2 will be located where Solar One is now, and based on the current center’s design, only larger. It will also have a solar roof, technology that produces heat from the earth’s exterior and collect rainwa ...
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By 23rd Street Association on
3/31/2008
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By 23rd Street Association on
3/28/2008 12:07 PM
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TOMORROW! VOLUNTEER WORKDAY IN THE PARK
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The Green Renter: A Conversation with No Impact Man, NYC's Own Web-Happy Abstainer Par Excellence Monday, March 31 at 7pm, FREE
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Bring the I Heart PV Campaign to Your School or Neighborhood!
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SAVE THE DATE! June 5 2008
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TOMORROW! Earth Hour 2008
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