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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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Who decided on that temporary “park”… I can guarantee you not the residents who live down here. We have turf... — Sam / The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now
Do they plan to bring in fully mature and well grown trees? If not it will take years and years... — Anon / The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now
As of today - June 4 - all of the trees are gone. They ripped everything out to the street…... — Anon / Seen & Heard: A view of the Wagner demolition
It's quite unseemly. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
No - as I said, it's seams. You can see them. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
What is that stain on the sculpture by the ladder? — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
so thrilled to see this! i’ve missed cafe clementine so much!! congrats to the new owners- so grateful they didn’t... — jen / Old Kid on a New Block: Cafe Clementine