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Build­ing 877 Implo­sion Wrap-Up

Jun 17, 2013 5:59 pm
On Sun­day June 9th, at pre­cise­ly 7:36am, we implod­ed Build­ing 877. The day was both emo­tion­al and excit­ing as we said good­bye to the largest non-his­toric struc­ture on the Island to clear space for new pub­lic park and pub­lic spaces and unpar­al­leled views. For a flip­book of the implo­sion, vis­it our Flickr page. New York­ers woke at dawn to watch the implo­sion. A pho­to gallery of this momen­tous day is up on Flickr. Peo­ple were able to view the implo­sion from points around the New York Har­bor and in their PJs over livestream. If you missed the implo­sion, you can still catch it here. We were thrilled with the exten­sive cov­er­age of the moment mark­ing progress towards new open spaces on-Island for all to enjoy. Some of our favorites include: 
  • “Build­ing implod­ed on Gov­er­nor’s Island,” ABC Local News
  • “With Thun­der­ous Blasts, a Gov­er­nors Island Hold­out Tum­bles to Earth,” New York Times
  • “The build­ing #implo­sion on #gov­er­nor­sis­land #FDNY,” Video tak­en by the NY Fire Depart­ment from the Stat­en Island Fer­ry, Vine
Build­ing 877 had a long his­to­ry on the Island — it once served as hous­ing for Coast Guard fam­i­lies. It was the largest build­ing to be implod­ed in the City in a decade.
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