If you live, work, or attend school south of Canal Street, getting from Point A to Point B has never seemed harder. But a visionary real estate entrepreneur is proposing to whisk commuters in and out of Lower Manhattan at speeds that would make L train riders want to burn their MetroCards. This comes against...
A rendering of the first phrase of the proposed East River Skyway, which would shuttle passengers between Williamsburg and the Lower East Side in five minutes
A local resident is urging the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) to recommit to the reputation for environmental sustainability that the community earned in 1990s and early years of the 21st century, when it become one of the first developments in the nation to erect “green” residential and office buildings. At the April 13 Open...
Community leaders are voicing concerns about the fate of the South End Avenue pedestrian arcades, a three-block chain of columned, sheltered walkways that line the street-level facades of four large apartment buildings on the west side of the street. In addition to offering a community amenity that many residents value for protection from rain and...
The columned arcades along South End Avenue, between Albany Street and Rector Place, which the Battery Park City Authority is considering whether to fill in with additional retail space. Although there is generous space behind the columns (which offers pedestrians shade on sunny days, and shelter from rain), the sidewalks in front are less than half as wide.
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has forced out its only senior executive who actually lives in the community, Robin Forst, according to multiple sources directly familiar with the situation. Ms. Forst has served as the BPCA’s vice president of external relations, a post that encompassed dealings with the community, other government agencies, and the...
State Senator Daniel Squadron may be the polar opposite of what most people perceive about elected officials, in that he is more interested in listening than in talking. A case in point is his eighth annual Community Convention, which he will host on Sunday (May 15), at location at P.S. 124, on the Lower East...
The ongoing renaissance of the Battery, the 25 acre history park located south of Battery Park City, will gather speed this summer, and appears poised to continue for years to come. On the last weekend in June, the Battery Fair will celebrate the long-awaited opening the Battery Oval, 87,000 square feet of Kentucky bluegrass, surrounded...
An architect’s rendering of Castle Clinton, after being redesigned and rebuilt, and returned to its 1800s use as a concert hall and performance space.
