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MORNING BULLETIN: MICHAEL MOORE’S BIG EVENT, SPARKLY SIDEWALKS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS

December 14, 2015 | 9:29 AM - Updated on June 5, 2022 | 11:44 PM
in NEWS, POLITICS
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moon scott
Photo by Scott Matthews.

December 14, 2015 Weather: Afternoon showers, with a high of 65 degrees.

Notices:
A holiday songbook at the Lincoln Center NYPL, a Gotham superhero exhibit and many more events are on our calendar.

Several ways to volunteer to help the homeless.

News:
Filmmaker Michael Moore
treated his entire 83rd street building (almost 1,000 residents) to a free screening of his new film “Where to Invade Next” at the AMC Loews a block away. “I told the studio I wanted to do it and I don’t think they realized how big the building is,” Moore joked before the screening at the AMC 84th St. theater. “I guess they just thought it might be a few apartments and the janitor.”

The developer constructing two new luxury buildings on 77th street between Columbus Broadway and Amsterdam is using special cement on the sidewalks outside the entrances to make them sparkle. “It’s what you’ll find on Fifth Avenue, outside of Cartier or Rockefeller Center,” Mr. Van Damm said.

New condos are on their way up at the Northwest corner of Central Park. The development replaces a gas station and car repair business that many locals used. “Of Circa’s 48 units, 38 will be sold at market rates ranging from $1,500 a square foot to $3,000 a square foot, or starting at about $1 million for a one-bedroom, Mr. Reuveni said. Though marketing has not yet begun in earnest, he said a few contracts were already out in late November. The remaining 10 units, which are reserved as affordable housing, will be sold at below-market prices through a lottery.”

Parents who joined the opt-out movement won a big victory last week as Gov. Cuomo and a state panel backed down from a testing-heavy regime for the schools. It’s still not clear what will replace it.

Students protested against a new development on the grounds of the Union Theological Seminary. “The students were protesting a plan by the seminary’s administration to build a luxury condo tower on a corner of the seminary’s quad, forever altering its campus and providing even more accommodations for the wealthy in a city desperate for affordable housing.”

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Lauren
Lauren
9 years ago

Sparkle sidewalks lol. And a 5 million and up view of a firehouse so close you can touch it and a supposedly boutique hotel that has a loud obnoxious rooftop lounge and plays music out the front door a la Hardrock Hotel. Whatever turns you on I guess.

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21D
21D
9 years ago

Amazing photo

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Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews
9 years ago
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Thanks! Shot from 106th & Broadway. I was lucky to have spotted the Moon just after it had risen. It’s easy enough to catch the Moon as it sets (because you can see it all along on its way down), but it’s pretty tricky to catch as it rises.

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John
John
9 years ago

Michael Moore is a example of what a limousine liberal looks like-fat rich and not my money.
If he would only do what he preaches he would be somewhat believable.
But at this time he is a waste of human life and he is creating to much carbon and ruining the environment.

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Sean
Sean
9 years ago
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He was always kind to his mother.

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Mark
Mark
9 years ago
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Jealous much?

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John
John
9 years ago
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Jealous of not being fat and ugly and obnoxious? The money I have.

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Bruce Bernstein
Bruce Bernstein
9 years ago
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another angry rich guy…

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Gavan Vogler
Gavan Vogler
9 years ago

Amsterdam & Broadway

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stuart
stuart
9 years ago

West 77 Street between Columbus and Amsterdam is a mess. Who approved putting up two buildings across from each other at the same time? The fire house has to park a fire truck on the street since it can’t get the vehicle in or out of the building. The sidewalks on both sides of the street are partially blocked, forcing pedestrians to cross to the other side, or use the narrow temporary walkway, which always dirty or muddy. Many pedestrians use this block to take their kids to the playground or one of the two neighborhood schools. Were both construction projects really necessary at the same time? Puh-leeeze

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Mary the Librarian
Mary the Librarian
9 years ago
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I really can’t believe that the city approved two construction projects directly across the street from one another. Since both are by the same developer, I can only imagine that the company claimed efficiencies of scale. Clearly it was all worked out in advance and not just a mistake since the firehouse does have the temporary fenced on-street parking for the ladder truck. It is simply not safe to walk on this block while this is all going on. The project on the north side frequently has vehicles or dumpsters interfering with the temporary walkway. More than once I started down the block, forgetting about the detour, and turned around because it simply wasn’t safe to be there due to construction vehicles moving in and out of hte site. The flagman who is supposed to stop pedestrians is often not paying attention.

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lis
lis
9 years ago
Reply to  stuart

Unfortunately it is even worse downtown around the narrow streets of Fulton/Nassau/Beekman Streets.
There are two big construction projects on Fulton with a third about to start – and additional construction projects on adjacent Nassau and Beekman.
There are days when police cars,fire trucks and ambulances cannot get through to respond to emergency calls.
Scary.

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AC
AC
9 years ago
Reply to  stuart

I agree Stuart, someone dropped the ball or got a side perked for approving such a plan and issuing such permits. BIG dollar developers greasing the right committee!

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Sean
Sean
9 years ago
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You have to walk down this block?

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Stuart
Stuart
9 years ago
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No, I don’t have to walk down this block, but many residents do walk down this block to take their kids to and from school. Why don’t you come over to this block and see why it deserves a comment regarding the downside of erecting two luxury buildings with sparkling sidewalks (that replaced parking garages and car rental store fronts) at the same time on the same tiny block. If the fire truck cannot get to the fire at your building on a timely basis because the roadway has been narrowed due to this construction, maybe you won’t be posting such a comment. Ok, Dad?

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Sean
Sean
9 years ago
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Well, other Fire Houses in other areas do exactly the same thing. Construction may not be the only factor. And the construction will end one day soon. So in the meantime walk the kids to school by another route.

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Jeff
Jeff
9 years ago

John, what a mean-spirited response to someone’s good deed. I doubt anyone ( regardless of their political beliefs or physical appearance ) is going to take you to a movie.

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David Schwartz
David Schwartz
9 years ago

Michael Moore is the world’s biggest (no pun intended) hypocrite. Moore’s a guy who has become a multi-millionaire 100% via the fruits of Capitalism, yet bashes that very system. Lucky for him, his “fans” aren’t typically intelligent enough to note this blatant cognitive dissonance.

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