Skanska celebrates at Hudson River Park.Skanska USA Building Inc. announced that a ceremonial ribbon cutting took place at the Hudson River Park Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the Hudson River that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Bicycle and pedestrian paths span the park north to south, opening up the waterfront for recreational use. Trust's (HRPT HRPT High-Resolution Picture Transmission HRPT High Rate Picture Transmission HRPT Hyperparathyroidism HRPT Highway Regulating Point Team ) Pier 76 on Manhattan's West Side. New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the current Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the post for two nonconsecutive tenures. , clients from the HRPT and many others were on hand to celebrate the completion of the new stables for the NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development Mounted Unit. Constructed by Skanska in less than six months, the new 22,500-square-foot stables include a 6,500-square-foot heated training ring, locker rooms and offices for both Troop B and the Mounted Unit citywide headquarters. The facility has 28 spacious box stalls, a hay loft, a horse shower stall, a saddle room, an entry lobby with police desk, administrative office space, and separate locker rooms for the police. "A year ago we didn't know where we were going to move our mounted unit," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Through a real team effort and a lot of hard work we are putting our officers and their mounts in this spectacular new facility built in just six months. Not only do they stay in the same neighborhood, their move also paves the way for the expansion of Hudson River Park so we can continue to open more of our waterfront for New Yorkers." "We are pleased to utilize our expertise to successfully complete this project at Pier 76 which is of great importance to both the NYPD and the HRPT," said Skanska's Dan Kolakowski Senior Vice President. Skanska also subcontracted sub·con·tract n. A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party. intr. & tr.v. sub·con·tract·ed, sub·con·tract·ing, sub·con·tracts over half of the construction work to local minority and women owned construction firms. Skanska's work on this project is part of a larger revitalization program the company is managing for the HRPT along Manhattan's West Side. |
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