Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Using the Space Under NYC's Bridges- Guastavino, "The Lowline" and more

I was walking down First Avenue and as usual again I noticed how massive the structure of the Bridge is as it slopes down into Manhattan...
And then as I got closer, I realized how much they had developed the area under the Bridge..closest, here, is a Food Emporium Supermarket Branch.

What a great idea, I thought, and then I remembered that they have been talking about using the spaces under NYC's MANY bridges for years but I just really hadn't kept pace with what had been happening --or what was planned--

Guastavino's Restaurant under the 59th Street Bridge, for instance

 This restaurant also gets good reviews from Yelp--

Guastavino's

3.0 star rating
31 reviews Rating Details
409 E 59th St
(between Sutton Pl & York Ave)
New York, NY 10022
Neighborhood: Midtown East
(212) 980-2711
Photo by djnyc n.
Gustavino's
5 of 15
Nearest Transit Station:
Roosevelt Island (F)
Lexington Av/59 St (N, Q, R)
59 St (4, 5, 6, 6X)
Hours:
Mon-Sun 9 am - 5 pm
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31 reviews in English

Review from

  • 47 friends
  • 72 reviews
4.0 star rating
10/12/2010 4 photos 1 check-in here
I can't really comment on anything but the decor/ambiance and staff of Guastavino's - I sang a wedding here this past September.

The architecture is absolutely gorgeous! It was definitely a beautiful venue to have a wedding. The bride and groom had separate suites. The staff seemed friendly and helpful - I especially appreciated the older gentleman that went out of his way to serve me a glass of water (I was seated out of the way for my portion of the ceremony). The only obvious negative? The bathrooms on the first floor were disgusting - tissue all over the floor, uncleaned toilets. For a place of this magnitude, you would think they could clean a bathroom correctly!

The ceremony was beautiful. Great choice!


But this being New York City, of course there is more. This is just a sampling of what has happened so far and what is planned.

Take, for instance, the space under the Manhattan Bridge--

  
 Here is some of the story about that from a site called Forgotten New York...

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/tag/work-under-the-manhattan-bridge/ 

Working from home has a lot of perks, but if your social skills are slowly degrading, why not take up Loosecubes on their offer to co-work under the Manhattan Bridge for free? The fast-growing company is hosting a pop-up office space in order to introduce people to the camaraderie and networking advantages of co-working - and they're even offering wifi, a few spots to juice up your gadgets, food vendors from the Brooklyn Flea, and supposedly there's a DJ and mini-golf area where you can compete for a beer. (Hey, all in day's work!) Read on to see how you can sign up!

And There is More..."Like the proposed 'Lowline" development...which now looks like this

But, according to Inhabitat.com, could become like this




Diane Pham

The Low-Line: An Underground Park For New York City’s Lower East Side!

by , 09/19/11

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