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New Visitor Center Opens at African Burial Ground
Last week the African Burial Ground National Monument became home to a new Visitor Center with exhibit spaces, store, and 40-person theater. The center is located on the first floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway, at Duane Street. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except on federal holidays). Visitors must go through the building’s security screening to enter, and the center is ADA compliant and includes an audio component for the sight and/or hearing impaired. To view images of the new center at the National Parks Service’s website, click here.
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3 Questions for Joseph Brown, State DOT
The West Side Highway sees more traffic than almost any other New York City boulevard, connecting not just the boroughs, but the entire region. Downtown, it is also an arterial that thousands of pedestrians cross every day to get to and from Battery Park City from the rest of Lower Manhattan.
As a state highway, Route 9A -- or West Street, as it’s known locally -- has been under reconstruction by the New York State Department of Transportation (SDOT) since late 2004. The project first phase, called “Promenade South,” was completed in 2006 from Battery Place up to West Thames, where residents and workers welcomed the new, spacious tree-lined esplanade, dedicated walkway/bikeway, and rehabilitated Battery Park Underpass. In 2007, “Segment 2” of the Promenade South project began, extending that beautification and infrastructure work up to Chambers Street.
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LMCCC and CUNY Extend Job Training Course
Building on its successful inaugural year, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center’s (LMCCC) Opportunity Downtown program is again offering the Construction Cost Estimator Training Program.
A joint offering with the Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York, the cost estimator course is intended to encourage minority, female, and veteran participation in the downtown rebuilding effort -- helping them upgrade their skills and increase their earning potential, as well as helping to diversify the construction industry.
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FDR Drive Repainting Extends Northward
With the pilot section nearly complete, city crews are now starting to repaint remaining sections of the FDR Drive overpass, between Old Slip and Pier 35 (near Rutgers Slip). Part of the Economic Development Corporation’s East River esplanade project, the repainting first involves sandblasting on weekdays from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is performed within fully enclosed tented areas under the overpass, concentrated on the FDR’s waterside girders. The project began in early January 2010 near Wall Street -- with crews repainting with the new color “almost purple” -- and should wrap up around early June 2010.
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