The Tribute in Light shines from the roof of a parking garage on Greenwich and Edgar, 88 beams that converge in the night sky. / 1 comment
After much debate, the Tribute in Light will shine today. The memorial museum will open to the public on Saturday, and a filmmaker transposes images of today's streets with scenes from 2001.
A network of bird-watching volunteers are patrolling the Tribute in Light every year, watching for especially dense gatherings of birds. When that happens, the lights will switch off for 20 minutes. / 3 comments
Plus the Downtown Community Center will host an open house; Smorgasburg adds tunes from 2 to 7 on Fridays; free movies on Fosun's Plaza starting this Thursday.
Plus: Rice rolls coming to Canal Street Market; another TD Bank robbed; what's up with GM's testing of self-driving cars?; one-fifth of 1 World Trade Center is still unleased; World Trade Center Health Program. / 3 comments
Plus: Greenwich Hotel security is armed; David-vs.-Goliath battle at the World Trade Center mall; new ferry to (and hopefully from) Jersey City; how "Tribute in Light" affects bird behavior; arrests in placard fraud; call for high-school safety measures. / 11 comments
Plus: Israeli fashion pop-up on Greenwich; no reopening date yet for Bar Cyrk; "Sphere" sculpture finally unveiled at Liberty Park; dance studio for adults opened in Tribeca; matching donations for "Tribute in Light"; what looks like an Adidas store on Sixth Avenue; exhibit of fashion illustration.
Plus: A runner-up design for 111 Murray; the shell of a building on Walker; tea at La Colombe; "Tribute in Light" as seen from the air; checking in on 3 World Trade Center. / 2 comments
Plus: A peek inside the Target store opening in October; Ward III not reopening this month; that big cat on Warren; "Tribute in Light" test; theft on Reade Street; the final PATH platforms have opened. / 2 comments
As a result of a legal settlement, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation had $50 million to hand out to various downtown organizations and projects. And the winners are.... / 2 comments
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