Horrible outdoor park experience for months with - despite rules to the contrary - SMOKING OF CIGARETTES WEED AND VAPING permitted, not monitored and the guards do NOTHING! Except stand and watch. People with allergies 🤧 it's a horrible experience. Where's the leadership? Why are the so called staff not doing their job? They walk away when asked to intervene! What a waste of a beautiful outdoor space. I don't see this in any other park in the city where smoking isn't permitted. And the taco restaurant doesn't tell their customers to not smoke as well. This isn't Europe, folks, we have some protections against carcinogenic substances in the hope for clean...
Read moreWorldwide Plaza is mixed-use commercial and residential complex in Manhattan designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. There's a documentary film called "Skyscraper" about the construction, but I'm not sure it's still available.
One Worldwide Plaza is a gorgeous building both inside and out. It was a great pleasure working there with amazing views of Hell's Kitchen and the Hudson River.
The correct name is Worldwide Plaza - Not World Wide Plaza Residence. The residential building is only one component of the complex.
Why must I be surrounded by...
Read moreSlap dab in the middle of Manhattan, yet mercifully sheltered from all the city's hustle and bustle. This plaza offers the best of commerce and culture, what with a varied array of eateries (from high-end to low) and musical performances regularly scheduled in season. Some very well-known acts have performed here, including el maestro Enrique Haneine (of "The Mind's Mural" and "Instants of Time" fame), pictured below. The plaza's acoustics are impressive, and the lighting by dusk casts hues worthy of...
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