Neither more nor less

We already knew that this would be an expensive beast to design and build .But according to 21 Elephants the price tag is a whopping $116,000,000 :

In these new financially uncertain times we have to ask how will Cooper Union afford not just to pay to build this building but also to maintain ( finance as well as maintenance) this very complicated , technology laden building into the future . Will this small private college with a very small student population receive the necessary funding in government grants , private and corporate donations or endowments ? And as Behemoth who " eateth grass as the ox ", will this precious boutique academic institution of necessity turn to graze on more of the East Village neighborhood to create a greater real estate revenue base to support what it has already built ?

John will be separated from Marlene for a while . Marlene(a.k.a. Hot Dog) was taken into custody by police 30 October 2009 .This was her 3rd arrest in a very short period of time . She had just been released from Rikers a week or so before this most recent arrest .

According to publicly available records ,Marlene is to be in criminal court on 10 December 2009 to answer to 1 misdemeanor , interfering with governmental administration , and 1 violation , harassment with physical contact . She is currently incarcerated in the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island .Her bail has been set at $1500.