[I think I locked down the locale of these two shots—taken from a building that sits at the corner of West and Bethune Streets.]

West Side Improvement park and Henry Hudson Parkway construction, 1937. The Parkway was an early project of master builder Robert Moses who envisioned covering the New York Central tracks to build a great highway along the water surrounded by parks. At a cost of $109 million, twice the price of the Hoover Dam which was built at the same time, the project was praised by critics, but some questioned the decision to place the highway along the waterfront, creating a barrier between the park and Hudson River. Tap to purchase a fine-art print. Use code for our 40% OFF Black Friday Sale. #westsidehighway #hudsonriverpark #hudsonriver #henryhudsonparkway #riversidepark #upperwestside #midtown #nyc #manhattan #robertmoses #parkway #nychistory #parksdepartment #urbanrenewal #nyhistory #uws #uwsnyc #harlem #centralpark #urbanplanning #nycphoto #skyline #skyscraper #brooklyn #city #urban #nycentral #newyorkcentral #powerbroker #thepowerbroker (at Riverside Park, Upper West Side, Manhattan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5WCOidHGNN/?igshid=cjiclxdxchf5

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The RPA @regional_plan has released a report on congestion pricing with recommendations for implementation. In April the state budget included a fee for vehicles entering Manhattan south of 61st Street with the intent of reducing congestion in Manhattan's Central Business district and to raise funds for public transit improvements. East River bridges, the FDR Drive and West Side Highway would be exempt from the toll. Their analysis finds that not only will congestion pricing relieve congestion, but that net revenue (for public transit) will reach $1 billion annually, with time savings worth the equivalent of $1.5 billion a year, not to mention environmental and health impacts. For pricing, the RPA recommends that the congestion fee vary based on the time of day and size of the vehicle. The report's findings show a direct relationship between higher fees in peak traffic times and increased traffic speed. One of the most interesting and sensible recommendations is for two-way tolling, recently enacted at the Verrazzano Bridge. Visit our website (link in bio) for the RPA's specific recommendations and read the full report. #congestionpricing #publictransit #subway #fdrdrive #midtown #manhattan #urbanplanning #transitplanner #nyc #urbanism #brooklybridge #ezpass #nycroads #westsidehighway #brooklyn #rpa #regionalplanassociation #urbanplanning #urbanpolicy #cityplanning #nytransit #nycsubway #nysubway #mtanyc #mta #nycurbanism (at FDR Drive) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pdW5WnTLE/?igshid=1cg2t6wh9vn99

Two homeless men squat below the recently constructed World Trade Center, October 1975. Days later, President Gerald Ford denied federal assistance to save NYC from bankruptcy, made famous by the October 30, 1975 Daily News front page headline: “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.” Jean-Pierre Laffont @jplaffont. #worldtradecenter #wtc #1975 #nychistory #urbanism #urbandecay #urbanexploration #batteryparkcity #nyc #downtownnyc #architecturephotography #oneworldtradecenter #Manhattan #batterypark #bpcnyc #westsidehighway #urbanjungle #urbex #nycurbanism (at World Trade Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt1O6LTHYl9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15ubshm4387ck

02/21/2023 - Slick from fresh rainfall, the metal panels of the building mirror all light and everything around it. Sunset VIΛ Hudson River NYC

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