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Schilling Opens on Washington Street

The lower sections of Washington Street and Greenwich Street below the World Trade Center have long been ignored. On these streets was once a neighborhood of immigrants finding the American dream, but a generation or two later were displaced by the construction of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. And on September 11th, these streets were where...
Michelin-starred chef Eduard Frauneder at his new bistro Schilling

Joining the Assembly Line

Just weeks after the April special election that brought Alice Cancel to the New York State Assembly, the ranks of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination replace her have grown by one. Paul Newell, a Lower Eastside resident with a long history of local activism, declared his candidacy on Sunday afternoon at rally in Straus...
Assembly candidate Paul Newell: “The costs of corruption are not a few million dollars in bribes, or somebody’s son’s no-show job. The costs of corruption are higher rents, higher taxes, overcrowded classrooms, and crumbling subways.”

Brookfield Puts Locks on the Docks at Marina, Cutting Off Public Access

The floating docks in North Cove Marina, which is legally mapped as parkland, have been encircled by newly installed metal gates with combination locks and are now off limits to the public. The gates, which were installed without any prior notice or public discussion, represent a significant change in the Marina’s management, because the floating...

Rowing Across the Atlantic

Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic on Sunday morning off the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen. Here’s his facebook link to track his voyage. Here was his last report : Position 40 15 N, 071 30W 14.40 UTC (10.40 NY) “Cold, clear, hazy...
Dr. Stein Hoff began his attempt rowing across the Atlantic last week the Battery in his rowboat named FOX II, 120 years after George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.

Street Eats That Can’t Be Beat

Taste of Tribeca, the annual food-apalooza that benefits P.S. 234 and P.S. 150, will celebrate its 22nd anniversary this Saturday (May 21) with delectables from more than 60 local restaurants, including seven (Bubby’s Tribeca, Bouley, Duane Park Patisserie, Gigino Trattoria, The Odeon, Tribeca Grill, and Walker’s) that have participated every year since 1994. Among the...
The Taste of Tribeca food festival brings world-class cuisine outdoors, to fund arts and enrichment programs at P.S. 150 and P.S. 234

Street Eats That Can't Be Beat

Taste of Tribeca, the annual food-apalooza that benefits P.S. 234 and P.S. 150, will celebrate its 22nd anniversary this Saturday (May 21) with delectables from more than 60 local restaurants, including seven (Bubby’s Tribeca, Bouley, Duane Park Patisserie, Gigino Trattoria, The Odeon, Tribeca Grill, and Walker’s) that have participated every year since 1994. Among the...
The Taste of Tribeca food festival brings world-class cuisine outdoors, to fund arts and enrichment programs at P.S. 150 and P.S. 234