cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com — New York City is now 10 days away from the unveiling of ?Waterfalls,? the much anticipated and hyped $15 million public art project by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The project will be the biggest public art installation since ?The Gates? in Central Park, 2005. Personally I wish they fix and paint my N train station instead...
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brainmodderJun 18, 2008
Pics or it didn't happen.
cattywampusJun 18, 2008
People can now actually catch fish (live ones) in the Hudson River, thanks to the work of 'dumb ass' groups like Sierra Club.Some people just have the crazy idea that public waterways should be more than sewers or toxic waste dumps. Go figure.
haydesignerJun 18, 2008
No.Just.... no.
raresaturnJun 18, 2008
I'm glad they did this rather than fix & paint your train station, it looks awesome.
Closed AccountJun 18, 2008
Take that Dubai...and then they built a bigger one...
ry4nsm1thJun 18, 2008
Just because they moved here and started wearing Yankee hats does NOT mean that our state brought you them. Let's just get that clear.
Closed AccountJun 18, 2008
Arkansas brought us the Clintons, who later landed on New York through no fault of our own. Looming water shortage? THE WATER COMES OUT OF THE f**kING RIVER AND GOES RIGHT BACK INTO IT.
mjesalesJun 18, 2008
sounds like a good project to me. I'll have to try to get out there for it.
ny18Jul 2, 2008
Peter Lewis was ahead of his time, AND he raised the funds himself -- no taxpayer money.
problemfixerSep 1, 2008
Today's news is that the amount of time is being reduced in half with headlines from newspapers saying "Tap Tightened on Waterfalls" (Post), "City Turns Down Tap on Waterfalls" (Daily News), and "Hours Are Cut For Waterfalls" (Times). The reason for the 50% reduction of this event's duration was that it has destroyed shrubs, trees and plants from the misting salt spray. What most folks cannot appreciate is that the size of the soluble salts in the mist are much smaller than bacteria or viruses. These contaminants in excess contribute to corrosion on steel, cement, and other surfaces. It is for this reason that you cannot wash tools with salt water because when the water dries and the salt is deposited, there is a chemical reaction with the salts that creates rust or corrosion. Look at ships, oil platforms not protected correctly, etc. What should be done when this project is completed is a proper remediation with biodegradable soluble salt removers that are used by the government and by private industry on structures that include bridges, statues, walls, buildings, structures, and anything man-made because most structures are not designed to be washed down repeatedly with salt water. Sadly, like so many things we humans have done, however, it is too late for any plants that have been adversely impacted by the inadvertent and incessant salt wash.