Pershing Square: Finally

Delighted to see that after 40 years the pedestrianization of Park Avenue at Pershing Square has finally been implemented — although the arc of history is certainly non-linear. The advocacy by Grand Central Partnership of the closing of Park Avenue for the plaza in 1998 angered then Mayor Rudolf W. Giuliani (who still seems to have some anger management issues), and was apparently the precipitating event for the removal of the President and General Counsel of GCP and their replacement by his allies. Those folks are still at the helm of GCP, and presumably managed the construction and management of this great amenity — which was part of the original Grand Central District plan from the 80’s by Ben Thomson and Associates. Full credit goes to the vision of Dan Biederman, the creator, along with Peter Malkin, of GCP, and Buzzy O’Keefe. Perhaps the time has come for Dan’s name to be re-associated with GCP’s many great accomplishments.