"My wife and I saw two, maybe three, adult ducks puttering around this spring, but none for last several months," reports J. "And no ducklings this year at all." Has something about the pond changed to make it less hospitable? UPDATE: False alarm. / 5 comments
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
Plus: What the new head has to say; Tribeca Trust's temporary pedestrian plaza; Schumer and Squadron call for WTC arts center funding; 1 World Trade Center is two-thirds leased; designer Carlos Motta; free FiDi wi-fi extended.
Plus: Last night's Givenchy show on Pier 26; a new design for the 77-story tower at 125 Greenwich; memorial for Battery Park City staffers' work after 9/11; teenager mugged of his self-balancing scooter.
Plus: Hudson Street condo residents get the go-ahead to sue sponsors; new director named for Battery Park City Parks Conservancy; Hudson River Park's Blues BBQ is this weekend.
Plus: Bus stop signs being reinstalled on Chambers; local politicians' statement about the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy; "Affair" shoot. / 5 comments
Plus: Battery Park City Authority head says outgoing parks leader was "headed for retirement"; wallet stolen from stroller at Whole Foods; update on Peck Slip Park.
How bad do things have to get before Battery Park City residents demand change? Plus: Lafayette Street doctor accused of Xanax fraud; Landmarc's Marc Murphy and Pamela Schein Murphy. / 2 comments
Plus: Gourmet Garage's ramp faces Community Board 1 objections; holograms on Governors Island; a glimpse at what's living in the Hudson River; street art festival.
"With food and drink service comparable to first-class airlines." Plus: GroupM signs big at 3 World Trade Center; 1 York analysis; Brookfield Place timetable; Citi Bike in Seaport?; FiDi kiosk; ball field activities.
Plus: Planting for extreme weather; Broadway building nearly sold (and condo plans up in the air); graphic designer Richard Hollis exhibit.
Plus: Construction cat pregnant; Stuyvesant pool not reopening to the public; app recommendation; new courthouse pavilion. / 2 comments
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