INDEPENDENCE PLAZA NEIGHBORS GEARING UP TO FIGHT TOWER
At a community meeting hosted by the councilman, organizers said they hope to find skills, expertise and funding for a non-profit that will fight the 900-foot development.

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GETTING A HANDLE ON THE CONGESTION PRICING TIMELINE
The MTA board will vote on whether to accept the final proposed toll structure as early as this Wednesday.

THE LAST DAYS OF SHELDON SILVER
The City uncovers the details of the assemblyman’s death in federal prison. Plus a real estate and divorce saga at 70 Vestry; a fire at 125 Greenwich; electric helicopters coming soon?

NEW TO MARKET
88 Byram Ridge Road, Armonk.
New construction offered for $3,195,000. Move in by the summer! Reach out to us today to set up a private tour. / Sponsored

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SEEN & HEARD
Houseman opens for lunch starting next week. Plus Beefbar opens April 4; Smorgasburg starts April 5; how one weird rodent made America.

SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST WINE LISTS ARE HERE
Five local restaurants win multiple prizes for their wine lists from an international rating organization.

SUMMER FUN WITH BROOKLYN ROBOT FOUNDRY
Gear up for fun with Brooklyn Robot Foundry in the West Village this summer! Rising 5th – 8th graders will unleash their inner inventors, laughing and learning as they build, customize, and code a different robot each day.
This thrilling fusion of creativity and technology allows students to experience coding in the real world, turning imagination into reality. From constructing unique bot buddies to creating code, every day is an exhilarating combination of innovation, whimsy, discovery, and fun! Plus crafts, games, outside time, and tons more awesomeness led by amazing teachers.
July 1 – August 16th at Village Community School (W. 10th Street)
Register here. / Sponsored

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MAN KILLED IN HIT-AND-RUN ON CANAL
Transportation advocates are calling on the city to Fix Canal. Plus a list of the city’s best hotels; uptown parkers worried about congestion pricing; 111 Washington work has begun.

JOAN PANTZER, THE FORMER SHOWGIRL
WHO CREATED THE PRECURSOR TO THE ODEON, HAS DIED
She and her husband, Arty, took over the Towers Cafeteria in the fifties, making it a hangout and haven for local artists. She was 94.