The city has sited a Safe Haven shelter -- for the most housing resistant street homeless -- for a hotel that is attached to the Peck Slip School. / 13 comments
Plus Ken Wishnia at Mysterious Bookshop; field day at Rockefeller Park; the spray fountain is on at The Battery.
The city will hold a hearing on bills that address the appearance of sheds, and create a structure for fining buildings for keeping sheds up too long. / 3 comments
The BPCA's resiliency plans no longer call for a wall to cut through Hudson River Park. / 8 comments
"They serve no purpose, block the sidewalk, accumulate trash, and attract rats." / 4 comments
There are directional signs all over the neighborhood left over from the bike tour held on May 5. / 2 comments
It helps to have narrow, slow, winding streets, with low traffic, and to be at the bottom of the city. / 15 comments
Kathy Hochul cancels the congestion pricing plan just 25 days before it was set to start -- and two years after planning began. / 47 comments
Updates on congestion pricing, the resiliency projects in Battery Park City, and the City of Yes.
The van that was positioned in front of Whole Foods crashed on Sunday, injuring its owners and mowing down signs on a street corner. / 10 comments
A proposal to add new advertising murals to the side of the historic building on Reade will be considered by Landmarks today. / 12 comments
Plus Tai Chi Tuesdays for adults; Ladybug Day for kids in Washington Market Park; and Ritual Dental is open.
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