Plus Afro-Soca family dance party in Battery Park City's Esplanade Plaza; Keste introduces baked cheese focaccia; the Tribeca connection to the Williamsburg music scene.
The annual festival at Wagner Park celebrated international dance in a week's worth of outdoor performances with the usual dramatic backdrop. / 1 comment
Plus Naomi Watts's Onda Beauty featured in Vogue; Archpaper takes on the proposed Manhattan jail; Toni Morrison remembered. / 1 comment
Plus longtime resident Joan Panzer turns 90 in Vermont; The Battery will honor monarch butterflies at its annual garden luncheon; late night fireworks wake residents.
Plus a local art therapist explains the finer points of coloring books; an update on Google's plans for Houston; a new CEO for the Perelman Performing Arts Center.
Plus Supaman performs his hybrid brand of Native and hip hop culture TONIGHT at Brookfield; the Downtown Alliance is offering free event space for non-profits; Alexis Bittar at the Seaport.
Plus: Free concert TODAY under the arch of 1 Centre Street; a new poke restaurant at the Oculus; the unhistoric townhouse is fully revealed. / 1 comment
Plus an exhibit of award-winning photojournalism at the Seaport; Restaurant Week highlights 30 downtown eateries; one last shot of the fans of Arcade Bakery.
Plus Diner en Blanc gets washed out in Rockefeller Park; a new CEO is named to the Perelman Arts Center; French onion dip goes fancy; an artist's life in a Chinatown bank.
Plus a series of cooking classes at the Fulton Stall Market; a celebration of North Country food also at the Seaport; First Friday on Governors Island. / 1 comment
Plus a review of public open spaces; progress on the performing arts center at the WTC; Artists & Fleas moving a bit closer to us; a celebrity-filled building has a unit for sale. / 3 comments
Plus Lights for Liberty rally lights up Foley Square; a local broker and her partner specialize for moms; high school students redo the Last Supper for Trinity mural.
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?