Very Merry Skerry Ferry Governors Island Passengers Are Going in Style with Launch of New Vessel The new, 132-foot-long ferry to Governors Island will increase capacity to 1,000 visitors per hour. Visitors to Governors Island embarking from Lower Manhattan now have a new way to get to the beloved greensward that has become Downtown’s equivalent […]
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The BroadsheetDAILY June 21, 2019
Lower Manhattan’s Local News The Broadsheet Inc. | 212-912-1106 | editor@ebroadsheet.com| ebroadsheet.com Very Merry Skerry Ferry Governors Island Passengers Are Going in Style with Launch of New Vessel The new, 132-foot-long ferry to Governors Island will increase capacity to 1,000 visitors per hour. Visitors to Governors Island embarking from Lower Manhattan now have a new […]
Composting Takes Root in Battery Park City
Composting Takes Root in Battery Park City Working together to launch BPC’s first building-specific composting program are (left to right) Vanessa Laucella (Gateway Plaza management), Karlene Weise (Gateway Plaza Tenants Association), Alison Simko (resident), Ryan Torres (BPC Parks), Anne O’Neill (BPC Parks), David Wallace (BPC Parks), Christopher Magnaye (Gateway Plaza management), Bruno Pomponio (BPC Parks), […]
Today’s Calendar Friday June 21, 2019
Today’s Calendar Friday June 21, 2019 Click to watch a time lapse of Sunday’s sunset 8:30AM Tai Chi Battery Park City Parks Build muscle and strength, improve flexibility and balance, and increase aerobic conditioning. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. Esplanade Plaza. 12NOON Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour Smithsonian’s […]
Today in History Friday June 21
Today in History Friday June 21 John Hinckley Jr. 1529 – French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac. 1621 – Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of […]
Not Ferry Nice
Not Ferry Nice Concerns about Crowding and Noise Surround City Hall Plan for New Staten Island Route to Battery Park City The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning to launch in 2020 a new ferry service from Staten Island that will bring to the Battery Park City ferry terminal more than 60 new vessels each […]