The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival is tomorrow down at the South Street Seaport ... you can find all the info about it here.
The main stage will be on Pier 16.
And have you seen Pier 17 lately, where the that mall and stuff was? I was randomly down that way last weekend.
It has all been demolished. I've been reading about the proposed redevelopment, which may or may not include a 50-story hotel/condo, but this was the first time I'd seen it for myself. (This Curbed post will bring you to to speed on the plans here.)
Aside from last weekend, I haven't been to the Seaport much, it at all, since Carmine's closed.
Anyway, you can see the former Pier 17 for yourself if you go to the day-long festival. And here's a map...
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I for one am hoping for a (worthy) Seaport revival. I love wandering around there, and having a beer or bite to eat at Nelson Blue, Barbalu, The Paris Cafe. The mall was terrible. Anything will be better than that.
ReplyDeleteAnother destructive Bloomberg giveaway. The Seaport was doing fine. It was busy. It was a nice place to drop by on a summer day and rest. Now its going to be luxury only.
ReplyDeleteThis lux development of all developments is a shame. The egalitarian Seaport pier area was the last true melting pot of people actually hanging out together in NYC, not just passing each other on the street or riding the subway. It was my favorite place to escape the rich and the hip (who purchase their cool at American Apparel). Even the crummy mall was pleasant to pause in. Welcome relief from mammon. The historical street scene increasingly feels like a movie set--or like it's a specimen behind glass. I loved the weird mix of the Seaport, too bad.
ReplyDeleteEventually tourists will come to stay at these hotels and see little other than other tourist hotels and luxury condos that have no full-time residents.
ReplyDelete@Anon. 9:00. Trust me, you won't like what is to come. As like everything else being built here these days, it will be shiny, soulless, history-free, expensive and sterile. How much fun does THAT sound?
ReplyDeleteJeremy's is the only reason I visit the Seaport these days. Catch it while you can.
ReplyDeleteThere is a very active effort underway to save and protect the Seaport area. Aside from it being a fun part of town, it has great historical significance.
ReplyDeleteThe fight over what's to become of the Seaport, and the Seaport Museum is a thorny one. Even though it's public land, Bloomberg gave ("leased") it to The Hughes Corporation to demolish and develop. That part of the city is possibly the single most historically significant part of the city (and all of modern America), but Boomberg swore it would never be landmarked and his plans with Hughes Co. were kept secret for a long time. It was suspected that he wanted to demolish the entire historical area for a Luxury hotel an mall complex, and that was even reported in some papers. It should be noted that Hughes Corp. got to keep control of the property despite failing to pay the lease for a considerable time.
After a great deal of fighting and political involvement, the plans were partially released. To the best of my knowledge, pier 17 will be replaced with a newer mall, The Tin Building will be rebuilt and added upon (that's the one under the drive that housed the old fish markets), A tiny little sliver of the real estate between the two will be occupied with a skyscraper.
Despite Hughes leaving the historical building fallow after Hurricane Sandy, the historical Seaport area as well as The Seaport Museum are very much active, and hosting a variety of fun summer events, even though the city had been trying to get rid of the boats.
The Seaport is the last living connection to New York's business and economic history, as well as being a really fun place to hang out. It's future is still uncertain in the ace of pressure form developers as well as shady deal already in place from Bloomie's administration. If you want to learn more, or to get involved, attend CB1 meetings and check out Save Our Seaport..
Thanks for the info to the person above. Interesting...
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