August 12, 2008
More NY: Skyscraper glass falls, Astroland sputters
Disney star Demi Lovato visited the Empire State Building’s 86th floor Observatory on Tuesday. Photo via Edelman.
Two hurt when glass falls from new BofA skyscraper (Sun)
Traffic was shut down along 42nd Street this morning after window glass fell from a construction site at the Bank of America tower, a building that has had problems with falling debris in the past.
This could really be the end for Coney’s Astroland (Urbanite)
Carol Hill Albert said yesterday the only way Astroland will reopen in 2009 is if Thor Equities, which owns the property, offers a one-year lease extension by the end of next week. If no agreement is reached by then, Albert said she would begin putting the park’s rides up for sale.
Segways still illegal in NYC - even with a tour guide (NY Times)
But in New York City, this birthday party on wheels was against the law. Five years after the first Segways arrived in New York City and were greeted with curiosity and bemusement, their use remains illegal — even after Gov. David A. Paterson signed a law in July legalizing Segways everywhere else in the state.
Major snafu at Met Opera ticketing - plus a $5 fee (NY Times)
It wasn’t quite a riot, but it could have passed for one on Monday at the Metropolitan Opera House, where normally genteel opera lovers spent up to five hours in line sputtering over new policies on ticket exchanges.
Migration underway as shorebirds return south (City Birder)
It was just after sunrise and I was really excited as it would be my first day of the 2008 Fall shorebird migration. Both Doug and Shane had already spent a few days birding at the refuge’s East Pond and reported increasing numbers of Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher, to name a few. A pair of rare Wilson’s Phalarope were also present.
Washington Square Park reconstruction photogallery (Curbed)
See also the lush new flora being spread about, giving this entire section of the park a woodsy wonderland look. So what if it’s costing a gazillion smackeroos?
August 12, 2008 6:48 PM in Etceterology
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