PATH Cars Meet Critics
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 | Transportation | 1,198 views | Permalink |
Seems like not everyone is a fan of the new PATH train cars.
Seems like not everyone is a fan of the new PATH train cars.
255 Grand Street continues to rise at a rapid rate. The New York Times mentions that the tower will top out at 15 stories.
The six story residential and retail building on Newark Avenue is beginning to get windows and brick work. The project will hopefully help energize Newark Avenue retail, especially on the western end.
Tasti D-Lite really is coming to the base of Grove Pointe. The storefront on Marin Blvd will join Duane Reade, Starbucks, Valley National Bank, and an organic dry cleaners. Three other retail locations are still available. For now, the northeast corner space houses three art pieces constructed of Lego bricks.
The dream of a single contiguous waterfront walkway is a little closer to fulfillment with an ambitious plan to connect Veteran’s Park and the Morris Canal Park over the Morris Canal. The plan bi-passes a small stretch of land where developers did not construct the waterfront park. Veteran’s Park, pictured above, is home to the […]
The Port Authority has installed new metal benches in the 33rd Street station, replacing previous wooden benches. Also, flat screen monitors have replaced older cathode ray tubes for the useless PATH Vision. PATH Vision displays advertisements and occasionally the time of the next departing train, most often after the train has departed.
The weakening economy is not helping the downtown’s beleaguered retail district. Imagine Atrium, the bookstore – gift shop is more or less finished. Rumors on JCList point out that home decor shop On The Inside, pictured above, is closing as well as Maxmillian, a children’s clothing boutique.
WTC service is currently not operational due to equipment failure.
The south east corner retail space in Liberty Towers will eventually have a “Manhattan” style deli, as first noted in July. There will probably be some high end grocery items as well as prepared foods, like most Manhattan style delis. Of course, unlike New York delis, there will be no beer in the cold drinks […]
Liberty Harbor’s latest retail opening is an organic dry cleaners along Grand Street.
