A Peak Inside Common

Construction of the new tapas lounge called Common, being built on the middle level of the Austin St. Mall between 70th Avenue and 70th Road, continued this weekend.

A Look At The New Willow Lake Entrance

As mentioned in a previous post, work is progressing on the pedestrian bridge that will allow you to walk from Forest Hills, over the Grand Central Parkway, to Willow Lake, a wildlife preserve that is is in the process of being restored at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

It looks like they are doing a very nice job of restoring this walkway.

Here is a photo of the entrance to the new walkway off of the Grand Central Parkway service Road, near 72nd Road:

Here is a closer view of the bridge itself, through the gate:

And finally, here is a short video of the entrance to the bridge off of the Grand Central Parkway service road near 72nd Road to give you a better feel for how it all looks: