Month: February 2016

Emotionally Disturbed Man Menaces Residents

Three female Battery Park City residents were accosted by an agitated homeless man on Monday afternoon near South Cove. “We were sitting on the wooden deck, overlooking the water, recalls Frances Misciangna, a 15-year resident of Battery Park City, “when we saw a man, who was lurching and incoherent, stagger toward us. He may have...
Fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, and AlliedBarton 'Ambassadors' surround an emotionally disturbed homeless man, who collapsed on the deck beside South Cove, after menacing several residents on Monday.

'A Little Bit of a Cloud Hanging Over Us'

Two members of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board think the agency needs to improve its relationship with the community it governs, and the elected officials who represent residents. At the January 27 meeting of the BPCA board, during a review of financial and legal filings that the Authority is required to submit to...

‘A Little Bit of a Cloud Hanging Over Us’

Two members of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board think the agency needs to improve its relationship with the community it governs, and the elected officials who represent residents. At the January 27 meeting of the BPCA board, during a review of financial and legal filings that the Authority is required to submit to...

Three Businesses Forced Out of Gateway Plaza

Three small businesses that have served Battery Park City for decades are being forced out, because the landlord wants to rent to a more upscale tenant, according to multiple sources directly familiar with the situation. The three business, which occupy adjoining spaces on the ground floor of the 395 South Avenue building within Gateway Plaza (at the corner of Liberty Street and South End Avenue) are the Cafe Express...

Decisions Are Made By Those Who Show Up

Legendary newspaper editor John B. Bogart (who ruled over the New York Sun from 1873 to 1890) summed up journalism this way: “When man bites dog, that’s news.” Steps away from Bogart’s former headquarters at Chambers and Broadway, an even rarer — and more consequential — reversal of accustomed roles will take place tomorrow (Saturday, February 20),...
The Rev. Dr. Bill Lupfer, Trinity's rector and Mike Gill, of opinion research firm Gill Wright, discuss the Lower Manhattan community's wish list for the new building at 74 Trinity Place.

Apseity Facto

More than 100 residents of the Financial District, along with elected officials and representatives of City government agencies, were on hand for the February 11 kickoff meeting of the FiDi Neighborhood Association. Although Lower Manhattan’s other communities (Tribeca, Battery Park City, and the Seaport/Civic Center District) have long had a strong local identity and distinct...