Plus march through Tribeca ends in arrests at Foley Square; congestion pricing gets another stay; new museum coming to LES. / 5 comments
The commitment is $5 million for design of the rest of the park in the mayor’s budget for fiscal year 2026, and $45 million for construction for fiscal year 2028. / 1 comment
Longtime Battery Park City resident and artist Marya Triandafellos created colorful panels to adorn the fence at Washington Market Park. / 4 comments
The park will get a new perimeter pathway, cleared drains on the lawn and new benches. The basketball and tennis courts remain open. / 1 comment
Plus an online auction for The Battery; salsa for Pride Month; the workers at 120 William strike.
The neglected traffic triangle just south of the Roxy secured funding from the City Councilman to bring some life back to the space. / 3 comments
The Hudson River Park Trust will hang photos depicting the park as far back as the 1970s on the fence between piers 25 and 26. / 1 comment
Plus Jazz Lunch starts today at Bogardus Plaza; Thaddeus Mosley coming to City Hall Park; poetry on the Lilac and Wavertree this weekend. / 9 comments
Plus the Gotham Fix bike repair van is back for the season; a birder spots some special ones; more graffiti at the USPS on Canal. / 1 comment
Plus signs of spring at Locanda; Vanisha Gould at the Irish Hunger Memorial; Battery Park City fields will be replaced next winter.
The Department of Transportation has replaced the sidewalks around the traffic triangle. New fencing and more attention to the greenery comes next. / 4 comments
The park's path, which circles the lawn and runs alongside the playgrounds, has been in need of repair for years. / 2 comments
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