Gall: Pier 63 Maritime
Aug. 17th, 2002 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tmcgBy Chelsea Piers, on the Hudson River in Manhattan, is Pier 63 Maritime. There's a barge there, on which we had a very enjoyable session a couple of years ago. There's also kayak storage and access--kayaking in the Hudson?? yes, check this out--as well as dock facilities for three ships, including the historic Lightship Frying Pan. It's a neat place.
The pier was closed on July 30th--according to the Quality of Life petition site, "by various Government Departments, apparently extending from a homicide that occurred during the morning hours of Tuesday July 23rd between Pier 63 and 64." A search of the New York Times online yielded no additional information. I'm looking for details. I'm glad if someone's being safety-conscious by "securing the area" (though it took them seven days, so either they're very slow, or there's more to this), but I have a sneaking suspicion that the city will find it easier to just leave the whole facility shut down--or find a use for it more lucrative to the city-- than figure out ways to make it safer under continued operation.
I hope the petition has some effect. This would be a loss. The email I got from a supporter says that Pier 63 offers "much-needed river access and a less-sanitized glimpse of what a people-oriented waterfront should be." Given the general Disneyfication of New York, this matters.
The pier was closed on July 30th--according to the Quality of Life petition site, "by various Government Departments, apparently extending from a homicide that occurred during the morning hours of Tuesday July 23rd between Pier 63 and 64." A search of the New York Times online yielded no additional information. I'm looking for details. I'm glad if someone's being safety-conscious by "securing the area" (though it took them seven days, so either they're very slow, or there's more to this), but I have a sneaking suspicion that the city will find it easier to just leave the whole facility shut down--or find a use for it more lucrative to the city-- than figure out ways to make it safer under continued operation.
I hope the petition has some effect. This would be a loss. The email I got from a supporter says that Pier 63 offers "much-needed river access and a less-sanitized glimpse of what a people-oriented waterfront should be." Given the general Disneyfication of New York, this matters.
