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BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
If you are a dog owner and
you live anywhere in the borough,
you and your companion,
whether pure-bred or
mixed, must visit Mutt Haven
Dog Park.
The dog park, which was
constructed last summer,
was a project that came to
fruition thanks in large part
to a sponsorship by the Third
Avenue Business Improvement
District as well as Keith
Rubenstein, the owner of local
real estate fi rm Somerset
Partners.
Construction on the Mutt
Haven Dog Park, which is
nestled against the Bruckner
Building at 2417 Third
Avenue, began last June
and was completed the next
month. The fenced in space is
equipped with park benches,
tables and a water hose so the
dogs can stay properly hydrated.
The maximum capacity
for the dog park depends on
the size of the dogs, but it can
comfortably accommodate at
least 12 to 15 dogs at one time.
According to the Third
Avenue BID, the inception of
the Mutt Haven Dog Park was
envisioned by a Fordham University
intern who noticed
that there were a great number
of dog owners in the surrounding
area, but a lack of
outdoor open spaces for dogs
to run around and socialize.
Funding was secured
from local stakeholders, who
oversaw construction of the
dog park. The Third Avenue
BID agreed to maintain the
park as part of their work in
the neighborhood.
The Third Avenue BID
has been providing contract
services, such as the dog
park, to the neighborhoods of
Mott Haven and Port Morris
for over three years.
Requests by local residents,
businesses and property
owners in the area
stated that they wanted assistance
pertaining to categories
such as business
development, anti-displacement
programs, supplemental
sanitation, free public
programming and other
quality of life services.
Somerset Partners is one
of the biggest contributors
towards the revitalization
of the Port Morris waterfront
with projects such as
the Piano District building
and Filtered coffee shop,
now known as Double Dutch
Espresso.
He previously owned two
mega waterfront parcels
along the Harlem River with
his partner Chetrit Properties
that were sold to Brookfi
eld Properties for $165 million.
Seven luxury towers
are now being built on those
sites.
Dog owners are also encouraged
to visit Little L’s
Pet Boutique, a pet shop located
at 42 Bruckner Boulevard,
just a few blocks
south of the dog park.
Mutt Haven is a dog sanctuary
Before and after of the Mutt Haven dog park site.
Photo courtesy of Mutt Haven’s Instagram
Dogs always look forward to entering Mutt Haven dog park. Photo courtesy of Mutt Haven’s Instagram
Eric Prydz brings legendary HOLO show to the Bronx
BY ALEX MITCHELL
One of the most legendary
DJs of all time is debuting
a show never before seen
in North America, and it
will premiere in the Bronx
this winter.
Swedish house producer
Eric Prydz, known widely
throughout the genre for
massive hits like ‘Opus’,
‘Pjanoo’, ‘Liberate’, and of
course ‘Call On Me’ (don’t
expect to hear it live), sold
out the venue’s capacity
three consecutive nights
at the New York Expo Center
in less than a day when
tickets went on sale for the
Hunts Point show the morning
of Tuesday, September
10.
While Prydz is no
stranger to New York performances,
he’ll be bringing
a much different kind of
show than his American audiences
are used to, a much
more visual one.
Light shows are a bit
of a given when it comes
to dance and EDM acts,
though Prydz is on another
level with his HOLO show,
which illuminates the tops
of concert halls with legitimately
lifelike, holographic
imagery.
Lifelike Swedish astronauts,
holospheres that
look like part of a Star
Wars fi lm, pseudo thunder
and rain storms, and electric
blue DNA strands are
just some of the advanced
motion graphics that have
been displayed throughout
Europe and elsewhere
in Prydz’s coveted HOLO
shows, part of the DJ’s
sixth rendition of his EPIC
tours.
What’s equally as impressive
with Prydz’s holograms
are the massive
scale that they cover in
many a mega venue.
As a matter of fact, his
HOLO show is the largest
of its kind in the world.
Prydz has also openly
admitted that he loses
money on the massive budget
for his HOLO shows require
and that the performance
really serves as a
thank you to his massive,
worldwide following that’s
stuck with him throughout
his almost 20-year career
behind the decks.
The New York Expo
Center’s conversion from
operating as a processing
facility for New York Organic
Fertilizer Company
to a 60,000 square foot concert
venue has made Prydz’s
inaugural show possible,
since HOLO requires
an enormous space and
resources that many other
venues around the city,
specifi cally in Brooklyn,
aren’t equipped to provide.
The holosphere alone
weights about fi ve tons,
which he’s teased on social
media along with the opening
visuals for the show.
If you somehow manage
to dig up tickets for the
sold out shows from Friday,
December 27 to Sunday,
December 29 be prepared
for one of the most electric
nights of your life.
Good luck beating this
one, Chainsmokers.
(above) Eric Prydz mixing in Gothenburg, Sweden. (insert) The holosphere
from EPIC 6.0. Eric Prydz/Twitter
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