The Brooklyn Bridge connects two boroughs of New York City – Manhattan and Brooklyn – by spanning the East River. Looming majestically over the river, the bridge, with its granite towers and steel cables, was designed by John A. Roebling. Construction began in 1869 and was completed in 1883. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The cost to build the bridge was $15 million (the equivalent of more than $320 million today).
Known for its imposing stone arches, the...
Four of the five boroughs of New York City are islands or are connected to an island. There are Manhattan Island and Staten Island of course, but Queens and Brooklyn are both located on Long Island. The Bronx is the only borough that is connected to New York State’s mainland.
Background
Whether you drive a truck, car or motorcycle, you will use bridges and/or tunnels to navigate New York City, which is home to over 2,000 bridges and tunnels! A number of governmental agencies manage this...
Funds controlled by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) have invested an unspecified amount in a portfolio controlled by real estate investment firm Elion Partners that contains more than 3 million square feet of urban land to be tansformed into facilities to support last-mile deliveries of online orders, Elion said.
Goldman, one of the world’s largest investment banks, will invest through its “Vintage Funds” vehicle, Elion said in a recent statement. Miami-based Elion built its last-mile...
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Global BlueTech Summit
SeaAhead’s inaugural Global Bluetech Summit
Next Generation Bluetech
aAhead’s inaugural Global Bluetech Summit will bring together hundreds of high-level stakeholders from across the marine and maritime ecosystem on October 9th and 10th in New York City for the can’t-miss bluetech event of 2019. Taking place in the iconic Williamsburg Bank Building in Brooklyn, the conference will shine a spotlight on the cutting-edge innovation in this dynamic, emerging industry.
This year’s...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/19/global-bluetech-summit/
An insect native to China has made its way to Brooklyn, and now the cargo ship is under quarantine because of the infestation. The spotted lanternfly poses a high risk to crops in the region, reports Gaby Acevedo for NBC New York’s .
Extensive fumigation requiredThe ship, which came from Philadelphia before stopping at the Red Hook terminal on Monday, will need to be extensively fumigated after an inspection upon arrival found it to be carrying the spotted lanternfly.
Hitchhike and devours...http://mfame.guru/spotted-lanternfly-infestation-force-ship-quarantine-off-of-brooklyn/