Year: 2020

Eyes to the Sky October 6 – 18, 2020 Planet Mars Will Surprise You A rusty-gold star-like celestial body shines suspended above the eastern skyline at nightfall. It is heaven’s celebrity of the month. Even though I knew that planet Mars is predicted to be at that location after sunset, a rush of surprise overcame...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘This Is about Pitting One Community Against Another’ Packed Meeting Airs Concerns about Plan for Homeless Shelter on William Street Above: Homeless in Tribeca. Below: The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. A special meeting of Community...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Quay to Success Pier 26 Opens with Amenities Galore The centerpiece of the new Pier 26 is the Tide Deck—a cultivated rocky salt marsh beneath an elevated, cantilevered walkway The tally of great public spaces in Lower Manhattan has increased by one. Last Wednesday, the Hudson River Park Trust...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Inn and Out Latest in Wave of Hotel Closures Steps Away from Hostelry Commandeered as Homeless Shelter The AKA Wall Street Hotel, in the Financial District, has joined a roster of local inns that have permanently shut down. The AKA Wall Street Hotel, located at 84 William Street...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Freedom of Movement Alliance Revamps Bus Fleet to Make Hitching a Ride More Hygienic The Downtown Connection shuttle, which ferries passengers (free of charge) between more than 30 local stops that link residential areas with business and shopping districts, is operated by the Downtown Alliance, in partnership with...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Gimme Shelter Online Meeting Tonight Will Preview City Plan to House Homeless in FiDi Hotel The Radisson New York Wall Street, at 52 William Street, is the site of a planned homeless shelter. Lower Manhattan residents and community leaders are scrambling to formulate a response to the announcement, circulated...