Monument plans will be sent back to drawing board
There is no longer a Labor Day deadline; no location has been chosen; a new committee will include local stakeholders. Plus a reader sends in a great idea... / 4 comments
In the News: Getting their Irish up
The Hibernians weigh in on the monument; local penthouses that set records; a Gossip Girl downtown pad; Bumble Brew in Soho. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Chanson progress
Plus a Startover discussion with TC; the Skyscraper Museum celebrates the supertalls; an abandoned newsstand at City Hall. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: The artists Ken Brown & Lisa Crafts
Also known around these parts as Santa, Ken Brown's loft reflects 36 years of collecting, curating and observing in New York City. / 5 comments
Newsletter: July 12
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Seen & Heard: Bluestone Lane is open
And the coffee is free all week! Plus Hal Bromm features 12 artists who reflect on the pandemic; New York Law School puts together a Tribeca pandemic recovery task force. / 8 comments
Local child and family expert Di Ana Pisarri dies at 47
Her most recent project was a digital resource for parents trying to manage the stresses of our lives today -- helping them to get "the world to spin a little slower." / 5 comments
In the News: The monument gets attention across the pond
There are several constituencies other than local residents weighing in against the essential workers monument planned for Battery Park City. / 12 comments
Brooklyn Bridge bike lane is coming along
Expected to be finished by fall, the two-way path is more than halfway across the bridge already, and cars have been rerouted. / 3 comments
Two sites in BPC now being considered for the monument
Esplanade Plaza and the grass next to the Irish Hunger Memorial are now on the table as a site for Essential Worker Park. But the design elements are exactly the same. / 11 comments
Newsletter: July 8
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