When is the construction on Duffy Square going to be completed?

Question

The construction/ revitalization of Duffy Square started in May of last year (2006). Nearly 2 years later, the project is still not complete.

Looking at the plans, all it really looks like is a big red bleacher. It seems like there is hardly ever anyone working on the project. Is this Bloomberg's money pit of a project.

Did this project lose funding? Is the construction company taking extra long on the project in order to get paid more?

Why the heck is it taking so long and when will it be finished?

Answer 1

"The seventies-era TKTS booth in Times Square came down in 2006 and is expected to be finished in late 2007. The new design is complete with a shiny red staircase as a roof, a modern age public space to rival Rome's Spanish Steps.

The manufacturer originally slated to provide that glass for the new hull derailed things with some corporate problems - chief architect Nick Leahy of Perkins Eastman is quoted as saying."



Here are a few postings from the following forum on this topic:
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3690&page=11

"My employer moved into new offices on April 1. My office overlooks Father Duffy Square, and I spend a lot of time looking out my window, when I am supposed to be working. In two months, I have yet to see any worker lift a hammer on the site. The next time the City proposes to develop anything, just take a look at Father Duffy Square or Pier A, and remember that there are just some things the private sector does much better."

"...Haran Glass is no longer involved. They went into receivership. Unfortunately that caused some delays in the project. Fortunately, we were able, after a bit of effort, to engage directly their subcontractors, and a handful of their former employers, so that the project could get back on track. Indeed, just last week, two major elements of the glass structure – the north and mid wall – arrived in the New York port from the glass manufacturer in Austria. Some other pieces are in fabrication; others are in the final stages of shop drawing and are due to be manufactured soon and arrive on site in mid-August, when you will once again see considerable activity on site."

Answer 2

construction has not even begone and won't until the TKTS booth is finished.

Answer 3

yea