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.
The Battery Park City Authority is making some updates to the yard at PS 89 and have removed all the trees, but they will restore them to bring shade back to the playground. / 3 comments
There have been several reports of squirrels biting humans -- for no apparent reason -- and the Battery Park City Authority is warning people to beware while they work on the problem. / 14 comments
The Hudson River Park Trust rolled out the first renderings of the design for the Gansevoort Peninsula, which includes a playing field, dog run, beach and more. / 4 comments
Local environmental artist Mary Miss along with landscape architect Susan Child and architect Stan Eckstut created the jetty and the cove as an urban respite. / 5 comments
Plus a round-up of drinking al fresco; the Wonder gets a feature in Forbes; Come Back Daily expands uptown; Brookfield open spaces getting rehabbed; FaceXercise goes east.
Plus Sonic Youth releases a recording of its 2008 show in Battery Park; 10 Corso Como comes to the Seaport; Good Stuff repairs and recycles; Noted reopens, with flowers. / 2 comments
There are tons of events all summer long in Hudson River Park with some at Pier 25 -- exercise for adults and performances for kids -- and even more a bit up river.
Plus a hearing on the jail proposal; new spot for java at 1 Liberty; a new vet comes to Reade Street Animal Hospital; Ladybugs to be released and celebrated at Washington Market Park. / 2 comments
Plus electronics recycling event in Fidi; Hudson River Park walkway is open; radical living at R&Co; lots of lavender events on Governors Island.
Plus a concert this week in Washington Market Park; a rally to protest the giant building proposed for Two Bridges; free yoga, meditation and music in Freeman Plaza.
Plus the West Thames pedestrian bridge special delivery; a sunset singing circle with Terre Roche; sailing opportunities in the nabe and beyond; farewell to a feathered friend. / 10 comments
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