The sculpture, designed by a Puerto Rican architect and artist, will be a series of inscribed glass panels rising in a spiral shape with a rotating star in the center. / 1 comment
Battery Park City's playground on the river is getting a top-to-bottom overhaul and should be ready for action in April. / 2 comments
There have been several reports of squirrels biting humans -- for no apparent reason -- and the Battery Park City Authority is warning people to beware while they work on the problem. / 14 comments
Plus: Bike NY promises to address amplification at the Five Boro Bike Tour; bunny spotted at Rockefeller Park; Jeff Zimmerman at R & Company; another skincare company opening at World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
"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: Broken crane at 565 Broome; peeks inside Tetsu restaurant; reinforcement for the silver blob; North Cove Marina and Rockefeller Park.
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.
"My wife says I’m obsessed with local food sellers, and it’s true," says Jacob Weisberg, chairman of the Slate Group. "If I had to single out one, it would be the fresh fish from Blue Moon at the Saturday Greenmarket." / 5 comments
About 4,000 people dressed in white descended on Rockefeller Park for dinner accompanied by opera. / 7 comments
Plus: No hotel at 346 Broadway; Battery Park City Authority's general lack of community representation; drones in Rockefeller Park.
Plus: El Vez opening forecast; new Ping-Pong table; Sherman Zwicker; Bogardus Garden Jazzfest; waterfront talk. / 1 comment
Plus: Laurie Anderson to deploy drones over Rockefeller Park; Arianna Huffington's big new Tribeca apartment; a couple that met at the Flea; Duane Street apartment triples in value. / 4 comments
Always wondered how they managed to stay in business this long… Walk (or bike) to Chinatown for better food, lower... — Robert Ripps / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Not MTA. Not TA. Not BMT. Not Beach. — Robert Ripps / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
No. — Robert Ripps / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
This is really cool. I always thought it was the WTC construction that displaced Little Syria, so interested to learn... — malcolm / Artwork dedicated to Little Syria in Fidi
Hi Lisa, Thank you for the insight, I went today and through enjoyed my sandwich as well. Cheers! -Rick — Rick / Sandwich shop coming to Church and Duane
This is tragic. Mr Chow has been part of the fabric of this corner for two decades — the kind... — N Moore Girl / Mr Chow is indeed closing
It's been pretty much downhill since The Harrison closed. Though Teakwood and Upon the Palace are good recent additions to... — Richard / Mr Chow is indeed closing