HARLEMWest 116th Street's Adeline condos launched sales just last week, and word comes that the 83-unit project is already 25 percent sold. Well, that was fast. [Harlem Bespoke; previously]
MIDTOWNThere's a nascent campaign to save Rizzoli Bookstore, which is getting booted from its very lovely shop within a limestone mansion at 31 West 57th Street to make way for new construction. A Change.org petition to designate No. 31 as an interior and individual landmark has already attracted some 3,000 signatures, and there's also a website devoted to the cause. Says the About section: "Save Rizzoli is a movement by private citizens concerned with the prospect of a culturally and architecturally significant New York building being destroyed." The building's got some history, too. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
GOVERNORS ISLANDEvery summer, the Figment arts fest hits New York Harbor with a celebration of all things wild and wacky. Organizers are asking for proposals for the seventh annual "artist-designed mini-golf course." The details:
We are seeking designs that interpret the theme of "New York City Now" with as much diversity of perspective as possible. You can interpret the theme literally, metaphorically, or with as much poetic license as you like. Be bold! We expect this minigolf course to be truly awesome, and hope to create a minigolf course that helps to redefine and reimagine New York City at this moment in history. A jury will evaluate proposals based on the following criteria: creativity, durability, playability, feasibility, adherence to theme, budget and community involvement. The deadline is March 1, and more specs can be found here. After a design is chosen and built, the course is free to the public. [official site via DNAinfo; previously]