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In the News: Brooklyn Bridge Closures for El Chapo’s Trial
••• “For more than a year now, an only-in-New York transportation nightmare has been caused by the case of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord best known as El Chapo. In a highly unusual move, Mr. Guzmán is facing trial in Brooklyn, but, because of his proclivity for breaking out of prison, he is being held in a high-security federal jail in Lower Manhattan. Every few months or so, whenever he is called to go to court, something awful happens: The police must close the entire Brooklyn Bridge, stranding hundreds of motorists as the world’s biggest drug lord is swept across the East River in a speeding motorcade of heavily armored cars. And when the trial begins in November, the traffic could get worse because Mr. Guzmán will need to be escorted over the span twice a day, for up to four months. These closures would happen, inconveniently enough, precisely during the morning and evening rush hours.” And when the bridge backs way up, so does Broadway. —New York Times
••• “Michael Cohen—President Trump’s former fixer who is now under federal investigation—has listed his new apartment at 111 Murray Street as a $25,000-a-month rental. Cohen’s 19th-floor condo was listed Monday, according to StreetEasy, roughly four months after he bought the pad for $6.7 million.” —Real Deal
••• More thefts in the Tribeca Trib police blotter.
••• The New York Times Real Estate section looks at life in Battery Park City.
••• “Champion is coming to Soho. The division of HanesBrands has leased its first Manhattan store at 424 Broadway on the northeast corner of Howard Street. According to CoStar, the space has 4,903 square feet on the ground and 2,218 square feet on the lower level.” That was most recently the temporary Muji store. —New York Post
••• “The Financial District’s massive building boom, mapped: See the more than 20 developments currently on the rise in the Financial District.” Not sure why they;’d include 265 Broadway (which stalled before anything ever happened); also, 265 Broadway, 49 Chambers, and 45 Park Place aren’t in FiDi. —Curbed
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Why not put El Chapo on a police boat from Pier 17?
The official border is Murray Street so 45 Park is in FiDi. But personally, I count everything south of Chambers as the Financial District. :-) That said, I consider all of Community Board 1 (FiDi, Tribeca and BPC) one big amazing neighborhood. The Best in the City!
“Official” because of Community Board 1? As if. I count everything north of the World Trade Center as Tribeca—and I’m pretty sure any property owner between Chambers and Vesey would rather be in Tribeca than FiDi.
True, for now…… :-) I count every thing below Chambers as FiDi, but in the end, it doesn’t matter. The three neighborhoods are increasingly intertwined and that’s been a big plus for everyone.
FiDi is rapidly evolving into a wonderful neighborhood. The number of projects that will bring more and more residential options will also bring still more retail and restaurant choices, although we already have a few premium malls, food courts, and restaurants in the hood. The quiet and safety of this neighborhood are largely undervalued by those not living downtown, not to mention our easy access to waterfront facilities for strolling, exercising and just taking in stunning sunsets may soon be more beloved as more and more people discover that FiDi is one of the cities best neighborhoods.
From Gothamist, here’s the info on community input session regarding jail coming to 80 Centre:
Borough of Manhattan, September 27, 2018, 6:00 PM
Manhattan Municipal Building
1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007
So ironic a jail is right next to Columbus park.
http://gothamist.com/2018/08/15/nyc_draft_plan_rikers.php
Has anyone noticed the drug dealer that is basically living in the south east corner of Church and Worth using the new communication hub in that corner as his new office space and charging station??