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Old Posted Aug 2, 2006, 6:29 PM
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absolutley true. used to live in whitestone and norh flushing and there is no subway up there. long bus ride. i feel for those in Queens who live in Bayside, Little Neck and douglaston. they are shit out of luck
Bayside, Little Neck and Douglaston have 24-hour rail service through LIRR. Obviously it's more expensive than the subway but many employers (such as mine) subsidize commutes.

On weekends, commuter rail is comparable to subway fares because of Cityticket.

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the subway will never be extended cause it would take the line outside of the NYC borders and they'd never do that without a sizable money incentive that westchester cannot provide.
The MTA wouldn't consider that a priority anyway. Consider how long its taken them to get the 2nd Ave line going. And the people in Co-op City were long ago promised an extension of the 6 line.


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I got pics of Renaissance Plaza yesterday and am on my way now to New Rochelle before work to check out Trump and Avalon 2.
Waiting on the pics. I was planning to get up there myself, but have been busy lately. And I'll be away for a couple of weeks, so no way I could get to it before next month.
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On weekends, commuter rail is comparable to subway fares because of Cityticket.

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Comparible to subway fares maybe, but not frequency. Either way though, they all provide some type of service into Manhattan, which is part of the reason its the center of the universe.
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Renaissance Plaza as of August 1.













5 stories of i think underground parking






And some city center




Entrance to Trump's tower








The other city center tower


2 pics i took months ago




the big 3
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 3, 2006, 8:11 PM
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TRUMP NEW ROCHELLE
as of August 2. Officially topped out the day prior

Currently the tallest building in Westchester County






Retail space on the ground level including a bridge that will connect to New Roc City across the street




















For the first 19 years of my life growing up in the vicinity of New Rochelle, this little buildng with the K (Kaufman Tower) was the tallest building in New Rochelle. I loved that tower. Now absolutley being dominated by the powerhouse New Roc is turning into. I like that too
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 3, 2006, 8:15 PM
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Avalon 2 New Rochelle August 2

With Avalon 1 on the right. Avalon was the previous tallest in the city prior to Trump Plaza at New Rochelle


Unfortunatley its the same shape as the 1st Avalon








Currently up to the 16th floor
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 3, 2006, 11:27 PM
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Renaissance Plaza as of August 1.






Wow, thanks for the pics! Its amazing what's taking place up there in Westchester...
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Old Posted Aug 3, 2006, 11:36 PM
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TRUMP NEW ROCHELLE
as of August 2. Officially topped out the day prior

Currently the tallest building in Westchester County








Again, excellent shots. You've represented both cities (New Rochelle, White Plains) very well. Hopefully you will keep us updated?
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Now if only Stamford would get off it's ass and match that...

Great Building though, makes a real impression from 95
     
     
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Again, excellent shots. You've represented both cities (New Rochelle, White Plains) very well. Hopefully you will keep us updated?
As much as possible. I dont have a car and only once in a blue moon get to borrow my roommates car when he has a day off. But thanks for the compliment
     
     
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Now if only Stamford would get off it's ass and match that...

Great Building though, makes a real impression from 95
Seriously Stamford has to get its ass in gear. First CT placee. then that died. Then that other company wanted a tower at that lot, but no foward movement. now trump's tower is promising but no further news. that atlantic street tower stalled. Can anything get built in Stamford now??
     
     
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Great photographs. How many skylines are there now in the NYC metroplitan area now?

I count seven:

Midtown
Battery
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Newark
New Rochelle
White Plains
     
     
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i'd include stamford. it does have a skyline. just not any signature highrises.
     
     
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and within a couple years you have to put Long Island City in that because its awesome what its there, already under construction, and especially what is planned
     
     
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i'd include stamford. it does have a skyline. just not any signature highrises.
That is true. I have driven through Stamford on I-95 before and the city does have a very urban feel to it with several 10+ story buildings.
     
     
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Great photographs. How many skylines are there now in the NYC metroplitan area now?

I count seven:

Midtown
Battery
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Newark
New Rochelle
White Plains
You'll be adding Long Island City (Queens) to that list in next 5 years.
     
     
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Oooops ! LIC was already mentioned. Maybe(and this is a big maybe) something will happen in Yonkers, after all it is the 4 or 5th largest city in NY State.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 9, 2006, 3:38 AM
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Great photographs. How many skylines are there now in the NYC metroplitan area now?

I count seven:

Midtown
Battery
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Newark
New Rochelle
White Plains
There are others, but nothing major going on...
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http://newrochelleny.com/church/III....Aesthetics.pdf

Link to New Rochelle's Church/Division project under Simone- DEIS w/ renderings at end of document.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 14, 2006, 11:20 PM
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Trip cost/timing from New Rochelle to Manhattan

Scruffy wrote
"I would so much prefer a subway extension to Westchester cause as fast or not fast as metro north is, its insanely expensive and that cant be argued with. But the subway will never be extended cause it would take the line outside of the NYC borders and they'd never do that without a sizable money incentive that westchester cannot provide."

Someone purchasing a 1.5 million dollar condo doesn't mind the added expense of $100/month over a subway pass (which will only get you from Park Slope to GCT in 35-40 minutes). The comforts of Metro North get you from NR to GCT is 28 or 31 minutes depending on the train (express or local).

A subway extended to New Rochelle will take you about an hour into the GCT.
     
     
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