Plus looking festive at the Square Diner; Finn Square holds its fall planting event.
Plus film noir at 6 River Terrace; an e-waste drive on South End Avenue; a local resident now booking ski trips.
Plus French classes are back at Manhattan Youth; a surprise at Finn Square; Smyth Tavern adds outdoor seating. / 4 comments
This is Benefiel's fourth public installation, this one through Art in the Parks.
Duane Park will hold its annual celebration of the rodent. Plus improvements to Finn Square need endorsing; Parm may be returning; apply to join CB1. / 3 comments
Plus 77 Greenwich has a new name; the views from the Hotel Barriere; a new show at Sapar Contemporary. / 1 comment
The Parks Department has installed a stainless steel piece by the accomplished Spanish sculptor at Leonard and Varick for the next year. / 1 comment
The tiny non-profit that maintains the tiny traffic triangle has launched a website and a fundraising campaign, and is seeking volunteers with time or talent -- or both. / 10 comments
Plus two local women open boutique PR firm here; the Beep will host a public hearing on congestion pricing this week; futsal starts a new spring season; Fred Astaire seeking participants for free programs; vending machines for subways. / 7 comments
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: The Worth Street reconstruction; Fashion Week's street impact; street fairs in Lower Manhattan; new sculpture in Finn Square; the state of City Hall Park; more. / 2 comments
Plus: Dunkin' Donuts tests its new name in FiDi; free yoga tomorrow; a bench appeared at Finn Square; Robert Janz flower collages; overheard in Tribeca. / 3 comments
For much of the 1980s, there was a massive Richard Serra sculpture in the Holland Tunnel off-ramp circle. And for a short time, Serra also had a sculpture in Finn Square. / 13 comments
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