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Make way for ducklings
If you need a little local fauna in your life, stroll down to Rockefeller to see the little guys, who are still smaller than the average carp. But there is also a bit of a fledgling flap as well... / 9 comments
BPC ballfield resiliency construction to start next month
The Battery Park City Authority will start construction on their plan to protect the ballfields from storm surges, and should have the work completed by summer.
Seen & Heard: Sexual healing in BPC
Plus the Four Seasons opens a new membership-only spa; the South Cove gets an engineering award. / 1 comment
A poetry scavenger hunt in Battery Park City
Poets House has installed fragments of 53 poems throughout the park, making for an inspirational weekend -- or anytime -- activity. / 1 comment
Local parks are opening facilities bit by bit
Hudson River Park reopened dog runs, tennis courts and water fountains for Phase 1. Battery Park City opened bathrooms today. Fields are still TBD. / 3 comments
City lighting up green tonight to honor park workers
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.
Staying safe in local parks: What you can expect
Both Hudson River Park and Battery Park City parks are patrolled by security services, but only the NYPD can issue summonses for social distancing. Pro tip: best to go out on weekdays. / 11 comments
Sunday distance activity: Watch for birds in Battery Park City!
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
Seen & Heard: Bowie’s “Blackstar” on cello at Winter Garden
Plus art house classics shown in a BPC series; the deli on Lafayette and Duane is closed; Staple Street bridge property gets some facade repairs. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Jean Holabird at the Western Union building
Plus Museum of Ice Cream reopens in Soho; Battery Park City will recycle trees through Jan. 24; the Woolrich store in Soho has installed a room where it snows all the time. / 1 comment
In the News: Flood protection for BPC & Tribeca
Plus the Financial Times on running in NYC; the cachet of Cortlandt Alley; the origins of the man cave on Collister Street. / 2 comments
In the News: Hotel to (finally) replace big hole in the ground
Plus the city changed the speed limit on West Street: it is now 30 as of Saturday!! and Gourmet Garage is sold to a ShopRite operator; the millions of dollars of art in BPC; a memorial to tourists eaten by wolves.
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A common sense approach, I like it. — Will / Army Corps has plans to build a wall down the westside
Maybe we should just accept that lower Manhattan will flood from time to time, at least until it is eventually... — Robert Ripps / Army Corps has plans to build a wall down the westside
This is the cheaper alternative. It’s cost is estimated at $52Billion where as the New York Harbor storm surge was... — FiDiGuy / Army Corps has plans to build a wall down the westside
Leonard’s Lima — SW / The Bean, revealed
I think you may need to update your data. So far the predictions have been quite accurate and if anything... — OK / Army Corps has plans to build a wall down the westside
This particular store didn't have many burglaries going on, very peaceful upper-middle-class neighborhood. I'm guessing it was mainly not enough... — Brin / Rite Aid in Brookfield is closing
This is the Army Corps, not the city. Agree it's ugly, but it's not likely to ever happen. — malcolm / Army Corps has plans to build a wall down the westside