The East River Waterfront's revamped pier is pretty fierce, with lots of ramps, stairs, and cut-outs. On a gray morning with few people, it wasn't the warmest place to be—I kept imagining I was in an Italian prison yard, aesthetically speaking, although that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The first Sunday of the month. Plus: Reality-TV restaurant closed after one month; Whole Foods cashier says she was fired for being pregnant; City Hall bike path outrage; Pier 15; New York by Gehry; Fulton Street Transit Center pix; Rector Square. / 2 comments
Plus: Columbine's new location; Spruce Street School delay; Project No. 8; City Hall Park cyclists; Blueprint Cleanse; reading lights; Pier 26 and Pier 15; 471 Washington reconfiguration; designer Adam Kimmel.
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