New Conference House pavilion is unveiled, after $6.5M renovation project
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City officials cut the ribbon to officially unveil the newly constructed Almer G. Russell Pavilion in Conference House Park in Tottenville on May 4, 2021 (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves) Giavanni Alves
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– A gleaming new pavilion the result of a $6.5 million renovation effort was unveiled Tuesday at Conference House Park.
The 3,000 square foot open-air pavilion rests upon the piles of the original structure, which was built in 1935 in Tottenville, the southernmost point of New York State. Over the years, the pavilion was worn down by storms. The Parks Department closed it in 2011 due to extensive damage that it endured during Hurricane Irene.
Image: Dominion Energy The Biden administration continues making its renewable energy moves and has set a goal of deploy 30 gW of power generation capacity in US waters by 2030.
While the pundits can argue about whether Biden is creating a “Green New Deal”, or something slightly different, the impacts are all very positive for offshore wind energy’s future.
Previously the Department of the Interior (DOI) committed to approving construction plans for 19 gW by 2025, indicating an attempt to speed up what had been a very cumbersome project review cadence during the Trump years.
Environmental reviews, a critical part of offshore wind projects, are also in a faster lane; the DOI intends to review Ocean Wind, a big project (1.1 gW) offshore the New Jersey Coast; Vineyard Wind (800 mW) and South Fork Wind (130 mW) are already in this crucial part of the review pipeline.
Rolling Stone Jeep Pulls Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Ad Following DWI Revelation
The ad’s “message of community and unity is as relevant as ever,” car company says. “As is the message that drinking and driving can never be condoned”
By Greg Allen/Invision/AP
Three days after Jeep’s ad featuring Bruce Springsteen became one of the most buzzed-about Super Bowl commercials, the automotive company has pulled the spot after it was revealed Wednesday that Springsteen had been arrested for driving while under the influence last fall.
“It would be inappropriate for us to comment on the details of a matter we have only read about and we cannot substantiate,” a spokesperson for Jeep tells