John McEnroe Tennis Center Pledges to Boost East Harlem Outreach (DNA Info, December 23, 2011) Park Advocates Uneasy over $7 Million Tennis Center Expansion Plan (Northattan, December 20, 2011) Randall’s Island Tennis Expansion FCRC Hearing Abruptly Canceled (A Walk in the Park, December 15, 2011) Randall’s Island Tennis Plan Delayed Over Fears it Priced Out…
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Randalls Island Bulletin (2010)
Big Dig to Uncover Tennis Courts after Bubble Roof Collapses (WNYC Radio, December 31, 2010) Three Tennis Bubbles In Parks Collapse Due To Snow (A Walk in the Park, December 30, 2010) 3 tennis bubbles in NYC collapse from snow weight (Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2010) Playgrounds for plutocrats: Who pays for parks? (Capital…
Randalls Island Bulletin (2008-2009)
Turf War: Why the fight for private school access to public land isn’t over yet (West Side Spirit, January 13, 2009) Court Decision: Citywide Council on High Schools, et al. v. FCRC et al. (Amended, December 29, 2009) Judge Rejects City’s Private Ballfield Plan For Randalls Island … Again (Gothamist, December 23, 2009) Randalls Island…
Randalls Island Bulletin (2003-2007)
NYC nixes planned water park on Randall’s Island (The Canadian Press, October 4, 2007) City Sinks Water Park Plan For Randall’s Island (NY 1 News, September 22, 2007) With Financing in Doubt, City Cancels Plans for Randall’s Island Water Park (The New York Times, September 22, 2007) City cancels plans for Randall’s Island water park…
Alienation of Park Land Continues with Water Park “Development” on Randalls Island
The New York Times again reported on the alarming friendship between New York State Senate’s majority leader Joseph L. Bruno and Jared E. Abbruzzese, an investor with Empire Racing Associates, which was awarded an operating franchise for the state’s thoroughbred horseracing tracks. According to the Times, Abbruzzese’s nanotechnology firm, Evident Technologies, also received $500,000 in…
