VOLUME 27, NUMBER 8
SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 8 2014
A TREE GROWS IN THE SEAPORT? NOT SO FAST OR SLOW BY JOSH ROGERS “This is what happens when you take so long to build something,” John Fratta told Lawrence Mauro last week, drawing knowing laughter in the room. Perhaps it was gallows humor — they were after all talking about the South Street Seaport Historic District, namely the plaza area at Peck Slip between South and Water Sts. The half-acre spot in the middle of the wide street has been slated to be a public gathering place for just over a decade. What sort? A park, a piazza, a reflecting pool have all been ideas kicked around. The west end of the plaza opened earlier this year on a temporary basis with tables and chairs and a Citi Bike stand, and the larger east end Continued on page 12
Downtown Express photo by Scot Surbeck
Like a bird in flight On Tuesday, workers at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub were putting up some of the final 114 rafters that give the hub its distinctive wing-like look. The $4 billion design by Santiago Calatrava is expected to serve 200,000 daily commuters on 11 subway lines. It’s currently scheduled to open sometime next year.
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