Tales of Little Island

Tales of Little Island

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Island located at the very West

of NYC,

What does this ‘Little Island’ behold?

DEAL Lawsuits, Permits,

Trials,

Barry Diller, who was in charge, had to go through aggravating payment, a lawsuit against construction from Douglas Durst, and an environmental review filed by the City Club of New York. The DEC appealed for violating the Clean Water Act; proceedings were rejected. The project exceeded its budget of 160 million, reaching 200 million, making it worse.

WITHBudget,

Protests,

The cancellation lasted for USACE issued a permit for fying the proceedings of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio fying that the Hudson River additional $50 million was ernor Cucmo. The ‘Little 21, 2021, with an ultimate

for 43 days. However, the for the partk after modiwildlife sanctuaries, and Blasio halted Durst. After veriRiver wouldn’t be affected, an was invested from NY GovIsland opened on May ultimate cost of 260 million.

Little Island is located at Pier 55 in Hudson River Park at W 13th St., New York, near the two ways rivers meet. The Hudson River’s name is known for the English explorer Henry Hudson, but there are hidden stories about the ‘River Indians’ that were living there.

RIVER INDIANS

INDIANS

Several tribes of Native Americans were living, started cultivating from approx. 8,000 BP, called them ‘River Indians’. Three groups of river Indians are called as the Lenape, the Munsee, and the Jerseys.

They named the river “Muhheakantuck” meaning river that flows both ways. The displacement of them strated by the invasions, influence of culture and technology of European civilization.

TITANIC

The Chelsea Piers opened in 1910, functioning as docks where ocean liners came and went. The ‘Titanic’, so-called “unsinkable ship,” was supposed to arrive at Pier 59 on April 16, 1912. However, after the incident, it never came on time. Granted, 675 passengers who were rescued arrived at Pier 54 on April 20th.

Tales of Little Island