The BPCA's resiliency plans no longer call for a wall to cut through Hudson River Park. / 7 comments
Plus Edith's is on hiatus; scholarship fundraiser gala for BMCC; Battery Park City walking tours to explain impending park construction.
In addition to adding height to walls in Battery Park City, plans still call for a wall along the bike path from Chambers to Harrison. / 9 comments
Two climate activists take on the Army Corps' plan for the west side that would most definitely ruin everything we value about living next to the river. / 7 comments
Plus a month of plays at Federal Hall; another resiliency meeting for Rockefeller; Pride dance party at the Seaport. / 1 comment
Plus the last two resiliency construction meetings for BPC are this month; Poets House is back?; Nero Lab coming to 40 Wall.
The design phase of the reconstruction of the park should be complete by fall 2024. Construction would start then and continue until 2027. / 9 comments
In the name of coastal resiliency, there is a plan afoot to create a walled city out of Lower Manhattan. / 28 comments
Plus the meeting for the rebuild of Rockefeller is tomorrow; a helpful garden tip from Starbucks; the art of the book at the New Amsterdam Library.
The BPCA is preparing to spend $630 million to protect its property from future flooding, and plans will include flood walls on Tribeca streets. They are taking comments now. / 3 comments
Plus Alexander Wang moves his HQ to the Seaport; raves for Fonda Tribeca; a man is shoved to the tracks at Park Place. / 2 comments
The Battery Park City Authority's resiliency plans will raise (and raze) the park and add flood walls from the museum down to The Battery. / 21 comments
Nice place but wish the owner would show some respect for his neighbors and park his motorcycle lawfully (at the... — Bruce Hood / Sneak Peek: Forge is now taking reservations
Happy to know about any Juneteenth celebrations in the neighborhood. Next time tell me in advance. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
I have to agree here. Barely a mention.. And the park looked really bad after the Midsummer festival. Two days... — B.Thompson / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Juneteenth came and went without a photoessay of all the rich celebrations in Tribeca. Not very inclusive. — Steve C / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Yes, I am honored and lucky to run these shots. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
These elaborate and expensive plans are based on the mistaken belief that BPC and Tribeca are at much greater risk... — Jon / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca
With the introduction of the Slate menu, Laughing Man unfortunately had what was probably the best BEC sandwich in Tribeca... — Talg / Seen & Heard: Duane Park Patisserie is back open