Growing Governors Island: well, it’s true that NYC cares more than the state and will do more, move faster etc. I do have concerns about some of these ideas however.  For some reason, I thought the city already had control of the island which is why they were doing all that stuff on the far end. Oh well – I was wondering when the Island opening was and looks like it will be: Friday to Sunday from June 5th to October 10th this year. Is ti just me or does that sound like a late opening?

More Whitney, more better? What? Wait – so they really are planning a building right next to the southern tip of the High Line? Bleah. Look, I’m all about them dealing with their space problem (and it IS a problem as anyone who has visited the Whitney in the past – oh – decade can say).  I don’t even think a second location is a bad idea but does it have to come smack up against the High Line? There’s nothing else – no other building – down there (and I see why the Whitney would want a location in that area) they could use? And yes, I know the early illustrations of the park had a building indicated there but when the park opened, it wasn’t there and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.