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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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The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11