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TV crew point out police who had just smashed their equipment during the News International strike, Wapping. 1986..© David Hoffman.david@hoffmanphotos.com
Old Aberdeen Wharf, Wapping Police Station and St John's (F&G) Wharf
Lots of great info here on the police station www.the-river-thames.co.uk/police.htm
Wapping Station, on the former East London Line, now a London Overground Station on the Windrush Line, with one of Brunel's original Thames Tunnel shafts in the centre which now houses the stairwell down to the platforms.
A unique and wonderful playground - "The idea behind this community project was to create a space where children can take controlled risks while they are playing".
Wapping High Street, Wapping. Tea warehouse designed by F & H Francis and built 1869-70. It was the fist of Wapping's warehouses to be converted to flats in 1970-72.
Left to Right: 1) Aberdeen Wharf (now apartments); 2) Wapping Police Station built 1907-1910 and HQ of the Marine Police Unit (the boats may be give a clue to that fact) and it also houses the Thames River Police Museum but as this is located in a working police building visits by appointment only. River policing was established in 1798. 3) St John's Wharf Grade II listed warehouse which has been converted into luxury apartments (guide price £1,350,00) and lastly 4) Captain Kidd pub with beer garden to its right and out of picture.
On Oct. 29, 150 cardinals gathered at NYU Wagner School for “Post-Bloomberg New York: Opportunities and Challenges,” hosted by Wesleyan Alumni in Philanthropy & Public Service (WAPPS) and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE).
The panel featured prominent alumni from the public and private sectors discussing how we - as practitioners and engaged citizens - can position ourselves to continue good policies from Bloomberg administration while also innovating for progress under new leadership. Speakers included John Rhea '87, Chairman at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA); Shola Olatoye '96, Vice President & Market Leader at Enterprise Community Partners; Sharon Greenberger '88, Senior VP, Facilities Development and Engineering, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; John Alschuler '70, Chairman, HR&AAdvisors; Muzzy Rosenblatt ‘87, Executive Director, BRC—the Bowery Residents’ Committee; and Tracey Gardner ‘96, Chief of Staff, New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Member of the Wesleyan University Board of Trustees.
The fantastic 1930s red bascule bridge on the eastern side of the Shadwell Basin at Wapping, built to replace an earlier swing bridge.