Streetsblog New York City

When I first read about East River Plaza and the fight over the parking garage, I remember thinking "Who would drive there anyway?" I guess we'll see...

Is it me or does Manhattan feel like a tale of two cities. The East and West Sides seem to have very different uses of their coastlines...

Du stands in parking space to save it for his boss. Todd purposely runs over Du's foot, crushing various bones.

Todd, who could not be reached for comment, was not charged with a crime, though police were called to the scene.

"I guess vehicular assaults are okay these days," [Du's lawyer] Glynn said.

Imagine what would have happened if Todd had instead shot Du in the foot with a firearm.

It's halfway surprising that Du wasn't charged for damaging Todd's SUV. And Todd made a critical error in not "finishing the job," since, had he done so, not only would he not have been charged, but Du would not have been alive to sue him.

East River Plaza: "Nearly two decades later, workers are finally preparing for the Nov. 12 opening of the shopping center’s first tenant: a 110,000-square-foot Costco wholesale warehouse club, the borough’s first. Target, Best Buy and Marshall’s will start moving in next spring. Of 485,000 square feet, only 30,000 are not yet spoken for. . . . Many factors contributed to the delay, including a long battle with a cabinetmaker whose shop occupied land needed for a parking structure with 1,248 spaces.

New York City's Bicycle Access to Garages Law goes into effect on November 11, the day before Costco opens. That law requires a facility with a capacity for 1,248 cars to provide parking spaces for at least 30 bicycles. I think I'll bring this to the developer's attention and then ride over to do some shopping and see what I find in the garage in November.

As much as I regret the the displacement of small businesses that is accelerated by big box stores, one must shop for things one needs, and this Home Depot will be much closer to my home on E. 96th St. than the one in the Bloomberg building @ 60 St. & Lex. that I have been using. Plus an easier trip home by bike when carrying/towing larger items.

Cap'n Transit--great (and subtle) Liveable Streets avatar!

It looks like a pirate's bandana with a Jolly Roger--check out Cap'n's member page.

Actually, the Staples/Best Buy/ Bed Bath and Beyond in Boston (near Fenway) is more like $2 an hour...

Parking at the new Gateway Center big box mall at the former Bronx Terminal Market is $2.40/hour. Of course, in part because of that, everybody arrives on foot.

Thanks, guys! Yes, it is supposed to be a pirate hat. Just a little something to spice up the avatar.