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P.S. 264 topped off in Brooklyn. Though, due to the lack of wind, the flag is barely visible, but it is there, jutting out into the sky to proudly announce, not one inch higher.
Also of note, they covered up the thick metal panels that surround the construction site with ply wood and we’re not sure why. We can only ponder that someone complained to the right ear about the aesthetics of the metal panels, or a someone leaned up against the metal on a 100 degree day.
Following the progress of a building always amazes us in how quickly the shell and bones of the building can be put together. About a month ago this was still an open air vast pit of a cellar for the most part.
Now it’s taller than the surrounding buildings.
Brooklyn’s new P.S. 264 is taking shape nicely and we’re happy to see it.
Yesterday we passed Brooklyn’s under construction P.S. 264 site and things are looking up!*
*We must apologize to all of our typical readers out there for that pun, we hate puns as well. Reporters, we hope that you all enjoyed a great big belly laugh over that pun, because that pun was for you — for whatever odd reason, it seems that only folks who work in journalism enjoy a good pun.
The other day we noticed a crane towering into the sky and found that the steel frame of P.S. 264 is taking shape.
It is a very good sign of things to come and it continues to amaze us with how fast the building is coming along – five months ago that land wasn’t excavated and other buildings were standing on the lot. Plus, it wasn’t too long ago (back in late 2008) that the now former owners were claiming that they had no intention to sell.
We swung by the P.S. 264 construction site on Sunday evening and were delighted by what we found.
Not only is the School Construction Authority making clear headway with the foundation, but the DOT finally came to a terms with common sense and changed the crazy intersection at 88th Street along 4th Avenue since it is now outside of the construction site and would likely be the cause of a little kid to be run over once the school opens.
There had been a crosswalk set in the middle of the block that was always itching for a pedestrian to be killed at. Cars would take fast turns from 88th Street onto 4th Avenue on their way to the highway and often times forget or not realize that there was a nearly blind crosswalk once they made the turn at speed – then get angry that people were crossing in the crosswalk with a green light.
Not only that, but the way the stop lights were situated, cars used to go through a green light that was about to turn red along 4th Avenue and have the light change from red to green for the people waiting to cross 4th Avenue at 88th Street – essentially, both cars and pedestrians had green lights in the half block long intersection.
We’re simply shocked that we were never run over there or even know of anyone having been run over there due to this wacky set up that the DOT had in place for years and love that they finally made this fix so that the crosswalk goes to the actual corners of 88thStreet. It’s just common sense to allow both pedestrians and drivers be more aware of the other’s desire to pass by unabated.
It was a long overdue change.
Seeing as how the construction has been able to get things done, all of this leads us to wonder just how much longer Arirang’s painted billboard on the side of the building will last before being built over.
In our humble opinion, the painted billboard was way better than the food we got there and as such, will be missed.