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Friday's lurid Examiner front page put a focus on art in the mayoral campaign
It doesn't mention it happened in 1977 & he has said he's sorry many times (though it is in the story) It also makes it seem as if he is pocketing nearly a million dollars when a lot of the money will go towards fabricating almost 60 sculptures & a working clock
www.sfexaminer.com/news/sculptor-who-killed-dog-set-to-ma...
Leland Yee put up a petition calling for the contract to be cancelled
services.myngp.com/ngponlineservices/petition.aspx?X=E3VF...
Mayor Ed Lee called for the contract to be halted
blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/09/16/sculptor-who-shot-...
(though Sharks are another matter
baghdadbythebaysf.com/2011/09/leland-yee-outraged-over-an... )
Otterness has said he's sorry again
www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/under-dome/2011/09/brooklyn-arti...
Last summer, I saw the proposals at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
I liked Catherine Wagner Landmark piece (which was chosen) and thought it would go well with Mildred Howard's Wayfaring art (Otterness was chosen)
www.centralsubwayblog.com/blog/2010/07/public-art-proposa...
A profile of Howard
articles.sfgate.com/2007-02-09/entertainment/17231666_1_p...
SFMTA & the Arts Commission say they didn't know about the film You'd think they would have googled the artists - there was a similar uproar in NYC in May
articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-11/news/29547012_1_tom-o...
(this is a piece attacking him as much for his politics as the dog film by a conservative New Criterion writer)
If you enter his name into google news there is much more including Susan Sarandon loves his sculpture
blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/susan_sarando...
His website
He will have a slide in a playground (unless there is a campaign for mayor in Yonkers)
bestplaces.nydailynews.com/stories/city-hill-new-urbanism...
Scott highlighted A Boy and his Dog in NYC
laughingsquid.com/boy-dog-by-tom-otterness/
He also has a lion at the San Jose Zoo
www.artinfo.com/news/story/37586/he-shot-dogs-didnt-he-pe...
The NYC Lions seem to be on hold on a procedural issue
www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/tom-otterness-b...
www.downtownexpress.com/?p=1843
Some videos of Otterness
hyperallergic.com/23776/tom-otterness-subway-art/
video.nytimes.com/video/2005/11/23/arts/1194817116023/tom...
More videos
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8 Spruce Street
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This article is about 8 Spruce Street (formerly the Beekman Tower) under construction in downtown Manhattan. For the tower in midtown Manhattan, see Beekman (Panhellenic) Tower.
8 Spruce Street
Tower construction as of June 21, 2010
General information
Location 8 Spruce Street
New York City, New York
United States
Coordinates 40°42′39″N 74°00′20″W / 40.71083°N 74.00556°W / 40.71083; -74.00556
Status Topped out (Under Construction)
Groundbreaking 2006
Estimated completion 2010
Opening 2010
Use Mixed Use
Height
Roof 867 ft (267 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 76
Floor area 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Companies involved
Architect(s) Frank Gehry
Structural engineer WSP Cantor Seinuk
Developer Forest City Ratner
8 Spruce Street (formerly the Beekman Tower) is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry currently under construction in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge. It is also adjacent to the main campus of Pace University.
Contents [hide]
1 Details
1.1 Public elementary school
1.2 Luxury rentals
1.3 Other space
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
[edit] Details
Beekman Tower behind the Manhattan tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the East River (September 2010)8 Spruce Street will be one of the tallest buildings in New York City. Developed by Forest City Ratner, designed by Frank Gehry, construction to be completed by Kreisler Borg Florman. It will contain a public elementary school, which the Department of Education will own.[2] It is slated to open in 2010.[3] Its structural frame will be all reinforced concrete.
[edit] Public elementary school
The school will be sheathed in tan brick, covering the first five floors of the building.[2] It will cover Pre-K through eighth grade. A 4th floor roof deck will hold 5,000 square feet (460 m2) of outdoor play space.[3] The school will take up approximately 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2), and will seat 630 students.[4]
[edit] Luxury rentals
Above the elementary school will be a 903-unit luxury residential tower clad in stainless steel. It will not contain any units for purchase.[3] The apartments will range from 500 to 1,600 square feet (150 m2), and will consist of studios, one- two- and three-bedrooms. All will be priced at market-rate, with no low or moderate income-restricted apartments.[5]
[edit] Other space
The building will also include space for New York Downtown Hospital.[3] The hospital will take up 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2), and will have public parking below ground. There will be public plazas on both the east and west sides of the building, one 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2) and the other somewhat smaller.[4][6] Street-level retail, totaling approximately 1,300-2,500 square feet, is included as part of the project.[4]
[edit] See also
List of tallest buildings in New York City
[edit] References
Notes
^ "The Beekman". SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=29664. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
^ a b Ouroussoff, Nicolai (May 31, 2008). "Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan". The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2008/05/31/arts/design/31beek.html?_r=1&a.... Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^ a b c d "Gehry's Beekman Tower Gets Presented, Goes Street". Curbed.com. curbed.com/archives/2008/05/23/gehrys_beekman_tower_gets_....
^ a b c "Gehry's Beekman Tower Ready to Launch". LowerManhattan.info. www.lowermanhattan.info/news/gehrys_beekman_tower_ready_2....
^ "Unveiled: Beekman Tower". The Architects Newspaper. www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=1754.
^ "Seaport’s early reviews are bad for Gehry’s tower". Downtown Express. www.downtownexpress.com/de_176/seaportsearlyreviews.html.
old police headquarters that was turned into condos for millionaires. in 2005, a decade old lawsuit was settled between the city and condo board who reneged on their promise to turn over part of the building for a senior citizen center (in exchange for forgiveness on a major property tax debt) the condo boards fearing greasy cooking smells, and chinese people bringing down the value of their property.
The pigeon's focus on the pretzel cost him his life.
And some background on Herman: www.downtownexpress.com/2013/10/23/17201/
The scaffolding is GONE! (first time in over 5 years!!!)
cf. www.downtownexpress.com/de_94/sohowalldisputereturns.html
Found this link this morning: www.downtownexpress.com/de_205/tinybubblesmake.html
And this one! grimanesaamoros.com/public/terrarium/terrarium.php
The artist's name is Grimanesa Amorós. She was born in Lima. Lives and works in New York City and Peru.