Plus Little Island has launched its performance season; Hudson Square BID will collect data on its trees; an art show on the trees of City Hall Park.
There's street construction going on just outside the park on the Hudson Street side.
A detailed look at the costs behind Blood Manor. Plus two stalled projects in Fidi; Glosslab is open but is restructuring; the Dominick tries to take over some public space.
Plus The Arches park under the Brooklyn Bridge gets a big grant; Gitano will open at Pier 17; another sidewalk bridge on Chambers and West Broadway.
The sidewalk on Park Place has been cut off since 2016, and now maybe forever. / 7 comments
Three prominent sheds are coming down in the neighborhood. That means 254 to go. / 1 comment
Plus Flaweless has a holiday pop-up shop on White; count birds on Governors this weekend; registration is open for Little League. / 3 comments
By official accounts, the sidewalk shed has been up since 2017 -- though it feels like dog years. / 2 comments
Plus a tree lighting at the Seaport; roller skating at the Oculus; leaf raking and fall cleanup at City Hall Park.
"I saw them putting in a detour for the bike path that runs along West Street north of Chambers, which will be between the bike dock and Stuyvesant." / 1 comment
It took months and months of lobbying from neighbors to get the sidewalk reclaimed from an abandoned construction project. / 1 comment
The construction fence for the abandoned project at 65 Franklin has finally been moved back onto the site and off the sidewalks. / 6 comments
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Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
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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
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