The city is lighting up its monuments and buildings tonight in honor of park workers who have been essential workers for these past two months. They all deserve it.
Friends of Duane Park provides a photo op location for local grads; free beer for first responders - again; Downtown Alliance maintains lists of services; a FedEx truck and an untimely end.
Love notes and free beer for first responders from the neighborhood; Boomerang is delivering toys to kids in need AND is delivering locally too.
For an immediate pick-me-up, I suggest a tour through Washington Market Park, where gardener Richie Haugland has done it again. / 3 comments
David Gage String Instruments is closed, but they can still get a violin to your door; Duane Park says "spread the wealth;" a singalong for kids online. / 1 comment
Take 10 minutes to observe nature in Rockefeller and Wagner parks or along the esplanade and contribute to the authority's Wildlife Survey. / 2 comments
The city will keep the lawn open provided distance measures are followed. Hudson River Park and Battery Park City parks remain open; any fenced-in areas are closed. / 5 comments
The parks are open and one of this neighborhood's great resources in times of crisis. Plus this may be your only chance to find some free space at the fields. / 12 comments
The equine touches on the fence surrounding Duane Park are a nod to the trough originally installed when the park was designed in the late 1880s. / 2 comments
The pocket park on the north side of Murray has some cafe tables and chairs out already, and the Oneseed restaurant on its east perimeter is coming along. / 3 comments
The terrace over the Battery Park City fields will be closed for the rest of this year as repairs to the roof continue.
Battery Park City's playground on the river is getting a top-to-bottom overhaul and should be ready for action in April. / 2 comments
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