Mr. Diller also built his distinctive white-glass headquarters at 18th Street and 11th Avenue, opposite Chelsea Piers. Mr. Fox worked for Mr. Durst at New York Water Taxi, a ferry company now run by Mr. Durst’s daughter Helena. In the end, according to Mr. Diller, Mr. Durst told him, “You have my sympathy.”“I turned around and walked out,” Mr. Diller said. One stage, Mr. Diller said, could accommodate about 300 people, while the amphitheater might seat up to 750 people. The main area, or piazza, would fit about 3,000, he said, “but we’ll use that very sparingly.”“Pier 55 will never own any copyrights,” Mr. Diller said.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 22:52 UTC