City renews push for Emmons Avenue bike lane "The Department of Transportation presented its current proposal for the bike lane, which runs along the waterfront thoroughfare between Shore Boulevard and Brigham Street, to Community Board 15’s Transportation Committee Monday night." (Brooklyn Paper)
What it was like the day the NYC subway opened in 1904 "And so 117 years ago, on October 27, 1904, the first IRT subway line opened with the City Hall station as its showpiece. It’s no overstatement to say that after this date, the city would never be the same. And the day was one to remember, with pure excitement over the impressive feat of moving the city’s transit system underground." (6sqft)
City Hall in Your Borough: Mayor Unveils Manhattan's Largest Shared Street, Other Major Open Space Improvements "Mayor de Blasio and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman unveiled major street improvements in the heart of Manhattan, including six blocks of Broadway to be fully pedestrianized or modified to share space with pedestrians and cyclists." (NYC.gov)
Governors Island Climate Research Hub Hopefuls Include Ex-Bloomberg Deputy Mayor "Doctoroff, who served as development czar under Mike Bloomberg, is among 37 individuals and groups who delivered 12 separate proposals to the Trust for Governors Island. The Trust, which issued a call this summer for ideas to anchor a climate center on the 172-acre strip of land, announced the list on Wednesday." (The City)
New observation decks debut at One Vanderbilt and Hudson Yards (6sqft)
