Deutsche Bank Tower Likely To Take Even Longer to Demolish
The demolition of the ill-fated tower may take even longer than expected. And then there's Read More
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Deutsche Bank Demo Costs Grow Again By $20 M.; More to Come
Just off a smoke incident (there’s been a lot of these lately), the former Deutsche Bank building damaged in the 9/11 attacks faces further costs in the ever-ongoing attempt to deconstruct the tower.
On Thursday, the agency handling the job, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, is planning for its board to authorize another Read More
Deutsche Bank Building Deconstruction Delayed. Again.
The tower is on pace to be down by January 2010, three months later than the last Read More
Deutsche Bank Building Work Stops, Again
Another delay hit the deconstruction of the former Deutsche Bank building, as a power distribution box caught Read More
Bloomberg: Rezone Flatbush, Build Green, Disband LMDC
Mayor Bloomberg, according to his prepared remarks (PDF) for his annual State of the City this afternoon, is calling for a laundry list of government initiatives meant to bolster the local economy and create jobs.
Among the steps the mayor plans to highlight are a rezoning of the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn; new Read More
Avi Schick Leaves ESDC
Avi Schick, the prosecutor-turned-development official who has served as downstate president of the Empire State Development Corporation for the past two years, will leave his job this week. Mr. Schick emailed a letter on Monday evening to colleagues announcing his departure (a copy of the letter is below).Mr. Schick's departure comes more than seven months Read More
Silver: Don’t Disband LMDC
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a powerful voice in the redevelopment of downtown, wants the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to stay in business, according to his spokesman.
That puts him at odds with Mayor Bloomberg, who today called in an op-ed for Governor Paterson to disband the agency, which has divvied up much of Read More
Paterson On Bloomberg’s WTC Op-Ed: No Public Spats Today
Governor Paterson put out a statement responding to Mayor Bloomberg's Wall Street Journal op-ed today, which called for the dissolution of the state-run Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Absent from the governor's 204-word statement: any mention of the LMDC.
Saying that he looks forward to a report on the World Trade Center redevelopment later Read More
On 9/11 Eve, Bloomberg Calls for Greater City Control of Ground Zero
Mayor Bloomberg called today for the dismantling of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the state's main agency involved in downtown redevelopment, advocating in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that Governor Paterson "hand over its development responsibilities to the city."
From the op-ed:
The LMDC would also turn over its responsibility for demolishing the Deutsche Bank building Read More
Bring on Abatement, State Says of Deutsche Bank Building
The ever-troubled Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero seems to be moving a bit closer to deconstruction, as the state announced today that it has approved an abatement plan for the tower at 130 Liberty Street.
After a fire at the building killed two firefighters this summer, the deconstruction of the damaged tower Read More
State Enlists Less Scandal-Ridden Contractor to Finish Deutsche Bank Job
Almost five months after a deadly fire halted deconstruction on the former Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero, the state has picked a new contractor to oversee its demolition, New York-based LVI Services (which also specializes in controlling the “superbug” bacteria … just in case).
Ironically, LVI was originally slated to be Read More
Events for Wednesday, February 14, 2007
8 a.m. Gay couples will protest the city's Marriage Bureau at 1 Centre Street. 8 a.m. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's board of directors will meet at 1 Liberty Plaza. 8:30 a.m. Implications of the mayor's long-term development plan are discussed by the chair of City Planning Commission at a Crain's New York Business breakfast Read More
Events for December 7, 2006
Baruch College hosts a panel discussion with David Seifman, Stan Brooks, Dominic Carter and Azi on the media coverage of the New York City elections. The directors of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation meet at LMDC headquarters. The Israel Project hosts a briefing with Silvan Shalom, a Likud Party member and former Israeli Deputy Read More
Events for November 9, 2006
A meeting of the directors of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation will be held at One Liberty Plaza. A news conference will share findings from the New American Exit Poll - the first to focus on immigrant voters - at the New York Immigration Coalition. The Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment and Read More
The Bathtub Is Half Full
Ground Zero as the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's webcam sees it. The Onion agrees with New York officials who said this week that it is better to celebrate our accomplishments rather than criticize our failures: "From the wreckage and ashes of the World Trade Center, we have created a recess in the ground befitting Read More
