‘A Thumb in the Eye’ Local Leaders Don’t Want One Broadway to Get Any Bigger One Broadway, at the corner of Battery Place, began life in the 19th century as a redbrick headquarters for a Gilded Age newspaper owner, but was eventually resurfaced with white limestone and repurposed as a prestige showcase for the steamship […]

Greater Goods and Lessor Evils Gateway Affordability Rally Draws Large Crowd; Multiple Elected Officials Pledge Support Three generations of Gateway tenants came to the rally for rent stabilization Hundreds of Gateway Plaza residents braved ominous weather to attend a tenants’ rally along the esplanade on Sunday evening, and hear a succession of elected officials pledge their support […]

Menhir for the Men and Women Who Came Here A Stele for Survivors Honors Those Who Came Back, and Those Who Chose to Settle Downtown After the Dust Settled Our Shrine: The Memorial Glade is the first monument to honor survivors of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. On Thursday morning, the World Trade Center […]

‘To Make the Wounded Whole…’ Chin Pushes to Renew Victim Compensation Fund City Council member Margaret Chin: “With more individuals coming forward with related illnesses,  we cannot turn our backs on these survivors.” City Council member Margaret Chin is mobilizing local support for an effort at the federal level to restore funding and make permanent […]

Seeking Stability Gateway Tenant Leaders Plan Sunday Rally to Build Support for Affordability The Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) is building support and momentum for a renewal and possible expansion of affordability protections at the community’s largest residential complex. This campaign is taking place both publicly, and in private consultations with elected officials and Battery […]

Can Prized Community Facility Experience a Re-Berth? Meeting Tonight to Discuss Legislative Amendments to Facilitate Development at Pier 40   The 14-acre former cruise ship terminal situated along the Hudson River waterfront, near West Houston Street, has evolved into a much-prized recreational facility.   A panel of elected officials and representatives from the Hudson River […]

Trestle Wrestle Next Week’s Installation of West Thames Bridge Sections Will Require Street Closures and Parking Disruptions     The installation of the long-awaited West Thames pedestrian bridge is now scheduled to begin next Tuesday (May 28) and continue through the following Sunday (June 2).   These plans were reviewed for the Battery Park City […]

On the Waterfront Governors Island Trust Considers a Plan to Activate the Island’s Perimeter The Waterfront Alliance is suggesting more ferries, docks, a marina, a boat maintenance facility, historic ship berths, even public access to a small beach. Visions for the future of Governors Island are beginning to come into focus, as various constituencies emphasize […]

The advertising barges operated by Ballyhoo Media have become the focus of stepped-up enforcement efforts by City officials in recent weeks. The advertising barges that have become a pet bête noire for Lower Manhattan residents were the focus of a discussion at the April 23 meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1), where Paul Goldstein, who […]

Now: The current appearance of the East River waterfront, just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, with no flood protections in place The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is formulating short-term strategies to protect the South Street Seaport and the Financial District from sea-level rise and future extreme-weather events. These “interim flood protection measures” (or […]