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GALLERY: The New York Wheel’s 100-ton Pedestals Are Installed In St. George
Set to open in the year 2018, the New York Wheel broke ground early yesterday afternoon when the four pedestals that will be responsible for holding up the wheel started their installation.
WATCH: Take A Tour Of The Staten Island Railroad
The Staten Island Railroad is just one of the many staples that we have in this borough of New York City.
Family Justice Center: A Haven For Domestic Violence Victims In Staten Island
Professionals at the Family Justice Center are committed to helping victims of domestic violence in Staten Island. Located at 126 Stuyvesant Place in St. George, the center is a safe haven where people can begin to heal after the damage of traumatic experiences.
GALLERY: The New York Wheel Construction Milestone – Pedestals Arrive on Staten Island
Last week, The New York Wheel team welcomed the arrival of two (of four) of the wheel’s massive pedestals to Staten Island. Construction of the New York Wheel will reach a milestone with the arrival of two additional pedestals at the end of the week, marking the first full structural component featured on the construction site in St. George.
WATCH: Don Arangio’s Timelapse Is The Fastest Staten Island Ferry Experience You’ll Ever Have
Don Arangio, a native of St. George, made this short and interesting video as “the next best thing” for those of you who “can’t ride the ferry today”
WATCH: Live Stream of the New York Wheel Construction
Between now and the middle of 2017, Staten Islanders will see steady progress on the New York Wheel project in St. George. As time goes on, the development site will slowly start to look like the mammoth observation wheel we’ve seen in renderings.
WATCH: Drone Footage Shows The Progress At The Empire Outlets Site In St. George
The smart people behind the Empire Outlets YouTube channel seem to understand how much Staten Islanders like drone footage. In the clip above posted on April 13th, you can see 3.2 million pounds of steel that makes up the MTA Build-over Area, a feature that protects the St. George community protection from future Hurricane Sandy type superstorms. The flyover of the site also shows a general state of the build site from the top of a crane.
WATCH: Here’s What To Expect At St. George’s Lighthouse Point
One of the “Core Four” Developments on Staten Island’s north shore, Lighthouse Point, a project under development from Triangle Equities promises new construction of 62,000 sq feet of retail space, 109 residential rental units (20% of which will be affordable housing), 180 hotel rooms, 125,000 square feet of sub-grade parking (which will fit up o 400 cars), as well as Rehabilitation of 4 Historic U.S. Lighthouse Depot buildings.
WATCH: Key Players Explain What The NY Wheel and Empire Outlets Will Mean To Staten Island
Today, we give you a series of interviews , originally uploaded to the official New York Wheel YouTube account, from some key players to the completion of the project, as well as in the north shore community.
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