The Battery is taking volunteers; blood drive TODAY in Battery Park City; Ghislaine Vinas wins designer of year award; CB1 to hear update on White Street jail. / 2 comments
The Empire State Trail starts in Battery Park City and ends in Buffalo with 75 percent of it off road. The website also is a great planning tool for day trips.
Over the two decades he lived in Battery Park City, Notaro dedicated his non-working hours to the community, serving on countless committees, boards, panels and coalitions.
Plus the story behind the artists who created Mother Cabrini; McDonald's CEO comes to Tribeca; Sant Ambroeus as fashion power cafe. / 1 comment
Plus only a third of Citi employees want to return to the office; a new restaurant opens mid-pandemic in the Dominick; a celebration of women in landscape architecture.
Battery Park City completes the renovation of its fourth (and final) playground in the past two years with the opening of Rockefeller Park's playground.
Plus more interactive art in Battery Park City; Lower Manhattan's first brewery finally opens on Vandam. / 1 comment
A new NISA soccer club, founded by a Tribecan, is playing some high level practice games right here on the fields. It's the next best thing to stadium soccer. / 10 comments
Pier A Harbor House, which opened in 2014 in The Battery, is closed for the foreseeable future. It's a loss, especially given its generous outdoor space.
The statue will honor Italian Americans but also immigrants and New York women who changed the cultural landscape of the city.
Plus a parking lot before and after; taxi drivers demand debt relief on local streets; a souvenir store to open in the Oculus. / 4 comments
Plus a mystery fence explained; an urban getaway in Battery Park City; a 26-year-old explains why masks are important. / 1 comment
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