New York City Waterfalls
New York City Waterfalls is a
Background
Location and construction
The sites chosen for the four waterfalls were the
Work on erecting the four support
Construction involved the work of 108 different people, including two
Costs
The over $15 million project had no city funding and was paid for entirely by private organizations, business and donors.
Environmental impact
During the run, trees and shrubs along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade were damaged as a result of the saltwater blown into the parks during high winds. Several steps were taken to solve this problem which included cutting the running time to 50 hours a week instead of the original 101.[7] At the Brooklyn Bridge, the owner of The River Café claimed customer loss and plant replacements as a result of the winds on the falls.[8] The known damages were getting attention to the point that The Brooklyn Heights Association asked the committee to take down the falls after Labor Day, instead of the original date.[9]
References
- ^ a b Vogel, Carol (2008-01-15). "Waterfalls for New York City's Waterfront". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b c d Vogel, Carol (2008-06-02). "From a Master of Weather, 4 Waterfalls for New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b c Dobnik, Verena (2008-06-22). "NYC getting 'Waterfalls' off shore of Manhattan". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ Kim, Angela (28 June 2008). "Weekend America: Waterfalls Along the East River". Weekend America. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b Chan, Sewell (2008-06-16). "Waiting for the Water to Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Launches The New York City Waterfalls Public Art Project by Artist Olafur Eliasson". nyc.gov. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ Portlock, Sarah (2008-09-04). "Victory! Taps tightened on tree-killing 'Waterfalls'". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Fernandez, Manny (2008-10-12). "Waterfalls Exit, but With Unintended Impact". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "New York City 'Waterfalls' installation hours cut in half". Associated Press. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-30.