As the streets emptied in March, Tribeca resident Albert C. Lee started taking photos on his commute home from Midtown, creating a collection of shots of a hollowed out city. / 6 comments
The city estimated that 60,000 kids -- and some adults -- took to local streets on Friday to get world leaders to wake up and smell the warming planet. / 1 comment
Plus lottery is on RIGHT NOW for camping in The Battery; Pen Parentis will start its parent-writer meetups tomorrow; a talk about lymph and your health.
Plus longtime resident Joan Panzer turns 90 in Vermont; The Battery will honor monarch butterflies at its annual garden luncheon; late night fireworks wake residents.
Plus early morning birding in The Battery; the Fulton Stall summer market is open on Sundays; construction fences are coming down on Warren. / 10 comments
Make a point to cycle down to the ferry terminals next time you go and experience the new bike path through The Battery in full bloom. / 5 comments
Plus how theft works out when you have no cashiers; City Winery's search for a new home; a new playground for The Battery. / 3 comments
Plus: Augmented-reality experience in the Cunard Building; more on the WTC Cortlandt subway station; when condo buyers sue sponsors; corpse found off the Battery; Dirty Lemon. / 4 comments
Plus: Westville added menu items for the first time since 2003; Gay Pride will be uptown this year; pie-in-the-sky renderings for the waterfront; Artists Space opening forecast.
Plus: Gateway Plaza residents protest doorman decision; Burger N Grill review; more poke restaurants; interview with a Patron of the New founder; Salvatore Ferragamo designer has a place in Tribeca; FiDi affordable housing lottery. / 1 comment
Plus: A student's belt made of machine-gun bullets caused Pace University to be evacuated; Pier 26 construction update; de Blasio administration is considering scrapping the cabaret license requirement for dancing; ex-SeaGlass employee attempted to rob it; more on 125 Greenwich condo. / 11 comments
Plus: Wichcraft's BLT is back; the "Sphere" sculpture has been packed up for its move; temporary Muji store; new street south of Liberty Park; vacant lot in FiDi inspires dreams of a park; "Law & Order: SVU." / 1 comment
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Would love to help. Honest question. What can we do? — Randy / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
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The only reason I would approve of Chris Marte leaving the City Council would be if he became Mayor. — George Bacon / Candidates are lining up for City Council elections
10 Liberty Street in Fidi is finished and scaffolding is coming down so there is that too! — Michael T / More Light: Another sidewalk shed comes down