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May 22nd, 2013, 03:48 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Explosions at Boston Marathon in News and Politics

If they had gotten so far as to be at the point where he's signing a written confession then one might assume that they were in an official facility....

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May 22nd, 2013, 03:44 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread The Landmarks Preservation Commission in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Tenement? You mean the low rise post war (not sure if that'd be I or II) thing to the south?

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May 22nd, 2013, 03:41 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Jacob K. Javits Federal Building and Plaza in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Me likes it, too.

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May 22nd, 2013, 03:40 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Madison Square Garden - 4 Penn Plaza - by Charles Luckman Associates in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Greased? As the article says: "Burden's Proposal" Gotta help out your friends -- or accomplices, as the case might be.

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May 22nd, 2013, 03:31 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread High Line Area Development in New York Real Estate

He pays a PR firm lots of money?

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May 22nd, 2013, 02:06 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Collect Pond Park - Downtown Manhattan in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Re: Collect Pond Park OK, this project has now become the typical NYC Parks construction disaster. Months ago they put in the black pebbled...

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May 19th, 2013, 11:56 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Amanda Knox gets 26 Years in News and Politics

How about a Calunnia Cake (fittingly, it's from amanda & friends and is seasonally appropriate) ...

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May 19th, 2013, 11:47 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Turning Lower Manhattan Into Parkland in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

You've got to time it right to catch the magnolias in bloom. Two or so weeks near the end of April, then they're done.

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May 19th, 2013, 11:45 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread High Line Area Development in New York Real Estate

You mean the IAC? InterActiveCorp

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May 19th, 2013, 11:35 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Holland Tunnel in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Silk purse and a sow's ear. Some of the worst concentrations of particulate matter in the city swim in the air around that tunnel entry. One...

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May 19th, 2013, 09:18 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread 123 Washington Street - W New York Downtown - by Gwathmey-Siegel & Associates in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Uh, yeah, maybe ... or at least it will be that way until the big towers rise across the street ... or make that streets to the north & east. Then...

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May 19th, 2013, 09:15 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread 123 Washington Street - W New York Downtown - by Gwathmey-Siegel & Associates in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Plus the W Downtown Super PH comes with its own security sector down below. No forced entries here (unless the Feds bust in to check out the deep...

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May 19th, 2013, 09:12 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Jacob K. Javits Federal Building and Plaza in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Usually the wind comes from the west or sw so mostly it's fairly protected. And in the dog days of summer a good section will be protected from sun...

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May 18th, 2013, 03:26 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Jacob K. Javits Federal Building and Plaza in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

From the Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. website: JACOB JAVITS PLAZA New York, NY (2009–2013)

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May 18th, 2013, 03:06 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Turning Lower Manhattan Into Parkland in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

It's on the SW corner of Worth & Lafayette. The water feature is in the ground (a series of high pressure spouts, that dance in sequence) in a...

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May 18th, 2013, 02:00 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread 260 West 26th Street in New York Real Estate

I was in that Duane Reade Thursday AM. Must have been one crazy M*F*er of a taxi driver.

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May 17th, 2013, 12:34 AM

lofter1 replied to a poll World Trade Center Developments in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

They've got to justify the bazillions of tax dollars taken from us.

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May 17th, 2013, 12:33 AM

lofter1 replied to a poll World Trade Center Developments in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

And you know this security aspect will get a half-ass design. Ultimately we'll end up with a mish mash of overbearing security infrastructure...

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May 17th, 2013, 12:20 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread 529 West 29th Street in New York Real Estate

Yes, I saw it yesterday and the facade facing 29th looked great in the late afternoon sun. The facade facing north to the High Line is fairly...

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May 17th, 2013, 12:16 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread Endangered NYC - Lost & Threatened Treasures in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

That's gotta be a valuable corner.

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May 17th, 2013, 12:15 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread Turning Lower Manhattan Into Parkland in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

But the newly redone plaza at Javits Federal Building is open, and has a cool water feature spouting out of the ground.

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May 17th, 2013, 12:14 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread Collect Pond Park - Downtown Manhattan in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

You wrote that last June, and its still not done :(

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May 17th, 2013, 12:09 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread 33 Beekman Street - Pace University Dorm - Gene Kaufman in New York Real Estate

Damn, when we coulda had this ...

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May 17th, 2013, 12:01 AM

lofter1 replied to a thread Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S in News and Politics

The brain whizzes in the US Congress, many of whom voted for the Patriot Act, are now decrying its wide reach. Too bad they didn't pay attention...

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May 15th, 2013, 09:05 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread One Madison Park - 22 East 23rd Street - by Cetra/Ruddy Inc. in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Handy for the masses of folks who don't want to wait in long lines at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park.

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May 15th, 2013, 08:58 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Muliple Fatalities at Connecticut Elementary School Shooting in News and Politics

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May 15th, 2013, 01:21 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread WTC Memorial - by Michael Arad (Architect) and Peter Walker (Landscape) in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Yep, trees going in today opposite the entrance to the VSC.

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May 14th, 2013, 08:39 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S in News and Politics

The DOJ claims that the leaked info did pose an imminent threat due to the connection to a new & improved type of underwear bomb planned for use on...

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May 14th, 2013, 06:29 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Biking in New York City in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Very Nice ^ The rear rack would be a good addition for transporting things (better than the mini CitiBasket).

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May 14th, 2013, 06:28 PM

lofter1 replied to a thread Biking in New York City in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Can't wait to see the lines at docks outside of places like Whole Foods & Trader Joes. Folks waiting with a bag of groceries, hoping to ride it...

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