St. John the Divine

Looking east from 112th St.

Looking east along 110th.

Looking northwest from across 110th and Columbus Ave.  You can barely see the unfinished tower and roofline in the background

Collapsed retaining wall along 110th.

It was reported yesterday that the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is nearing a deal with a developer to build a 20-story apartment building on the southeast corner of the church grounds.  The church has been running an annual deficit of up to a million dollars a year and needs lots of maintenance (see the collapsed wall above).  They're hoping 300 market-rate rental units will bring in much needed cash.  Some people are worried that the new building will harm the church grounds, others that the view will be lost.

Totally unrelated:  Fairway is four subway stops away on the 2/3 line.  A guy talking to himself got on the same car as I did at 116th Street.  Another guy talking to himself got on at 110th.  Yet a third self-talker got on at 96th.  There were lots of internal conversations going on between 96th and 72nd.  To add to the fun a non-talking guy got on at 110th.  He had lots of religious literature for his fellow riders.  I politely refused.  This was a mistake as the people who took the pamphlets were soon offered Lorna Doones.

Comments

[Sebastian]

I think you meant the 1 line. The 2/3 goes through Harlem under Malcom X/Lenox Ave.

[Joe]

I live on Malcolm X Blvd.

[Berry]

LOL

[notchy]

cah-rayzee!

so i'm a bit confuzzled, which corner of the church will be redeveloped (as in, which roads bound that corner - is it the bit along 110th and near columbus?)

[joe]

Yep, that's the corner --110th where Columbus ends and Morningside begins.