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Arterial Aesthetics

The median that separates a heavily traveled roadway beneath the FDR Drive from adjacent paths used by cyclists and pedestrians will soon get a splash of color, thanks to State Senator Daniel Squadron. Earlier this year, the Senator recruited the Hester Street Collaborative — a non-profit that seeks to empower residents of underserved communities with...
A conceptual rendering of the public art project that will soon enliven the South Street Greenway, as part of the ongoing renaissance of the East River waterfront.

A Doyenne Prepares to Resume Her Place by the Common Pond

The South Street Seaport Museum’s restoration of the historic ship Wavertree just got a boost from City Council member Margaret Chin, who helped allocate an additional $2.25 million for the project in the City’s 2017 budget, and also appropriated a further $500,000 in discretionary funds. Most of this money is earmarked for the educational programs...

Free Museums and Music Light Up Lower Manhattan on the Longest Day of the Year

Tonight, as part of the 2016 River to River Festival, more than a dozen Lower Manhattan museums, cultural institutions, and historic landmarks will open their doors, free of charge, for Night at the Museums. Participating venues include the National September 11 Memorial Museum, the South Street Seaport Museum, the China Institute, the Museum of Jewish...
The Museum of American Finance's current exhibit Worth Its Weight: Gold from the Ground Up, captivates visitors with the many spectacular and unexpected ways gold has influenced our lives.

May 31

1279 BC – Ramesses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Egypt. 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. 1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France. 1790 – The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright...
The Ford assembly line

Flood Risk Dampens Ardor for Lower Manhattan

Decision-makers who consider moving a business to Lower Manhattan are faced with many enticements, and one caveat, says a recent poll of more than 100 commercial property owners, brokers, agents, engineers, accountants and real estate lawyers. The survey, by accounting firm Marks Paneth, indicates that 70 percent of high-level real estate executives agree with developer...

Monkeying Around

A capacity crowd of several hundred diplomats, financiers, academics, and entertainment celebrities packed the Cipriani 42nd Street ballroom last Friday to welcome the Year of the Monkey with the China Institute, the nation’s leading nonprofit devoted to fostering closer ties between China and the United States. Banker and philanthropist Ted Wang, who serves on the...