Activism
Howard Hughes Shrinks Tin Building, Clogs Beekman Street with Trucks, and Sneaks “Minor Modification” Past CB1
On Tuesday night, July 19th, the Howard Hughes Corporation PULLED A FAST ONE on Manhattan Community Board One and its Seaport Committee. At the last possible moment, they brought their "minor" Modification application for Pier 17 for its first and only Public Presentation, informing CB1 that they were going to be in front of the NYC Planning Commission next Monday, a day BEFORE the Community Full Board is to meet.
The "minor modification" showed a new access driveway road (entering on Fulton Street and ...
Tall ship Wavertree to be restored for South Street Seaport
Tall ship Wavertree to be restored for South Street Seaport
On Chambers Street…
Howard Hughes Corporation wants to talk about “minor modifications to previously approved Pier 17 ULURP.”
Seaport/Civic Center Committee of Community Board 1
July 19, 6:00 PM
Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM Location: Community Board 1 - Conference Room
1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
22 Reade Street proposal – Presentation by Dan Hoeg, The Hoeg Corporation
Minor modifications to previously approved Pier 17 ULURP – Presentation by Howard Hughes Corporation & resolution
Seven?
Howard Hughes Corporation, in a letter to its stockholders dated March 23, states regarding its development at South Street Seaport:
“The initial development encompasses seven buildings spanning several city blocks and includes the new Pier 17 building (under construction) along with the buildings west of the FDR known as the Historic District.”
SOS asks…which seven buildings?
Write a letter to the New York Times
Last Sunday, June 5, the Howard Hughes Corporation ran an advertisement in the New York Times magazine about the “Seaport of Tomorrow.” No mention of the waterfront, of ships, of maritime practice, of printing, carving, of the South Street Seaport Museum, of any history at all, nothing about what makes the South Street Seaport a unique place for New Yorkers, and for the world.
Take a minute to drop the Times a line to let its readers know…we’ve noticed what this developer leaves out of its publicity, and that we think the City should rethink this “future” ...