December 3, 2012
Over a month later, and New York City (heck, the whole Northeastern coast) is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Remember the crane collapse at the construction site of the luxe One57 residence? Well the staff at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel sure do! The hotel, which is on the same block as the residential development, was closed for nearly a week after Sandy’s winds toppled the towering crane, including Le Parker Meridien. Now, in honor of the fourth-annual gingerbread benefit on display at the hotel until January 3, the staff of Le Parker Meridien have recreated the infamous disaster scene entirely out of delectable treats. Read more!
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October 30, 2012
Flooding in Atlantic City. Photo: Stan Honda, AFP/Getty Images
Today we here at Architizer, along with millions of our fellow residents in NYC and beyond, are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. So far, the superstorm is responsible for the deaths of at least 11 people, seven of them in NYC. Roughly six million people are without power. Atlantic City is heavily flooded. The NYC public transportation system remains shut down, as do numerous bridges and tunnels. Schools and businesses are shuttered, and several hospitals have been evacuated due to power outages. More than 13,000 airline flights have been canceled. Even the Erie Canal is closed. “We expected an unprecedented storm here in New York City, and that’s what we got,” said Mayor Bloomberg today during an 11 a.m. press conference.
We’re grateful that Architizer is still up and running. Many of our homebound employees are without internet access, but we’ll do our best to continue delivering updates throughout the day. Click through to see photos that show the impact of this wicked storm.
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October 29, 2012
Photo courtesy Twitter/57UN
Hurricane Sandy is starting to wreak major havoc here in New York City. The storm is allegedly to blame for a partially collapsed crane that is now dangling from a 1,000-foot-tall skyscraper under construction in Midtown Manhattan. The 90-story luxury condo tower—to be NYC’s tallest residential building when it’s complete—was designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc. There are no reported injuries so far. Read more.
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