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Fourth Suicide at Hudson Yards Vessel May Shutter the Site Permanently

by Hakim Bishara July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

The Hudson Yards developer Related Companies has persistently ignored demands to raise the height of the structure’s guard rails.

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Following Third Suicide in One Year, Vessel Closes Indefinitely

by Hakim Bishara January 13, 2021January 20, 2021

Architects and members of neighboring communities have warned since the 150-foot structure was announced that it posed a high risk.

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19-Year-Old Dies After Jumping From Vessel at Hudson Yards

by Hakim Bishara February 3, 2020

Police immediately closed the 150-foot-tall structure to visitors on Saturday evening.

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Stephen Ross, Businessman Lambasted for Trump Ties, Stepped Down From The Shed’s Board of Directors

by Hakim Bishara December 20, 2019December 21, 2019

The real-estate tycoon has quietly resigned from the institution “to focus on his other philanthropic activities.”

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A Design Firm Created Sex Toys Poking Fun at New York’s Hudson Yards

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

“Masturbation is a great metaphor for the latest wave of development in New York City,” the studio, Wolfgang & Hite, remarked in a statement.

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Top Fashion Brands Cancel Shows at the Shed Over Board Member’s Ties to Trump

by Hakim Bishara September 5, 2019September 6, 2019

Michael Kors, Vera Wang, and Rag & Bone have withdrawn from New York Fashion Week shows hosted at the Shed, according to the New York Post.

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In DJ Performance, Artist Asks Hudson Yards to “Decolonize” the Shed

Avatar photo by Kate Gill August 27, 2019August 28, 2019

Ushka called out Shed board member and real estate mogul Stephen Ross, who recently came under fire for planning a Southampton fundraiser for President Trump.

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The Financing of Hudson Yards Is Worse Than Its Architecture

Avatar photo by Zachary Small April 15, 2019

A Citylab report claims that Hudson Yards stole funds intended for low-income communities in Harlem by taking advantage of a controversial investor visa program that’s supposed to benefit distressed urban areas.

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Can the Shed Save the Soul of Hudson Yards?

Avatar photo by Zachary Small April 4, 2019April 8, 2019

The stakes could not be higher for the critically panned, $20 billion development. Will culture sanctify this one percenter’s playground?

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New York Is Getting a 16-Story, $150 Million Staircase to Nowhere

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne September 16, 2016

Influenced by the M.C. Escher-esque designs of Indian stepwells, British starchitect Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled plans for a giant stairway to nowhere in New York City’s Hudson Yards.

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Various Visions of the Future in NYC’s First New Subway Station in 25 Years

Avatar photo by Allison Meier September 15, 2015September 21, 2015

It only took a day after Sunday’s opening for a candy bar wrapper to lodge beneath the new wooden bench of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards platform, and vague stains to appear on the station’s light granite floor tiles.

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