THE HARBOR?The Statue of Liberty has been closed since Hurricane Sandy due to extensive damage to the island and infrastructure, but the National Parks Service announced that she will reopen by July 4th. Prior to this announcement, there was no timeline because parks officials and the NYPD could not agree on where to move the security screening. No one wanted to keep the white tent in Battery Park, but the police wanted visitors screened prior to boarding ships. While the press release doesn't specify where the screening will take place, Crain's reports that the National Parks Service will likely get its wish to move it to an empty building on Ellis Island. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
FORT GREENE?Tonight at 8 p.m., the iconic Williamsburgh Savings Bank clock tower at One Hanson Place will be relit. The press contact for the event couldn't tell us how long the four-sided clock has been unlit, but a quick Google search turned up a 2007 Daily News article about the clock light being tested. That article said that the tower was last lit in August 2006, and the company restoring the building was unsure when it would be permanently illuminated. Has it really been dark for the last six and a half years? Does anyone know when the tower last lit up the night sky? Also, if you happen to snap a photo of the tower tonight, we wouldn't be angry if you sent it to the tipline. [CurbedWire Inbox]
SOHO?The only unit left at the four-unit 111 Mercer Street is that $12.5 million penthouse. Broker Fredrik Eklund tells us the fourth floor contract recently went out. He also sent along the above rendering vs. reality of the unit bathroom. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
RIVERDALE?Fieldston Lofts, a seven-story, 10-unit condo project in the Bronx, has begun closings. Marketed by Halstead, the development re-launched sales last October after a slow start (the building originally launched in November 2011). StreetEasy shows five units remain, ranging in price from $929,000 to $999,000 and in size from 1,865 to 2,164 square feet. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
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