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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Mayor Steve Noble says all options remain open for the Pike Plan canopies on Wall Street and North Front Street one week after he alongside Common Council President Andrea Shaut ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Mayor Steve Noble said taking down the Pike Plan canopies remains the best option for Wall and North Front streets, the Uptown business district and city taxpayers amid threats ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The State Appellate Court threw a wrench into the city’s plan to demolish the Pike Plan on Thursday, Feb. 6, by granting a temporary restraining order against demolishing the ...
Before Kingston Mayor Steve Noble announced plans to remove the Pike Plan canopies on Wall and North Front Streets last year, the city sent a fake letter to the state supporting its demolition.
A New York state appeals court has blocked Kingston from taking down the distinctive canopies in the city's uptown — for now.
Foes of the Pike Plan say their petition demonstrates that 70 percent of business and property owners want the canopy removal; Quilty and city economic director Steve Finkle dispute that figure.
As such, Canopy’s listing on Nasdaq is in question, if it chooses to continue with its plan and speed up its entry into the U.S. cannabis market.
The canopy, known as the "Pike Plan" after John Pike, who designed and built it, was installed during the 1970s. Malls were becoming more popular during that time and the canopy was seen as a way ...