Tag: Local

The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) will co-host a public meeting tonight (Thursday, November 1) to update residents about the state of planning for the resiliency project that will soon begin in the neighborhood’s southern section, surrounding Wagner Park. The session will also be co-hosted by two panels of Community Board 1 (CB1): the Battery...

Darren Drake, a 32-year-old project manager for Moody’s Analytics, was one of eight people murdered one year ago today, when a rented truck began running people down on the West Street bicycle and pedestrian path. Mr. Drake was riding his bicycle between meetings along the Tribeca section of the path when he was struck by...

In its three short weeks in New York Harbor, a digital advertising boat has received a lot of attention, but not the kind its clients are paying for. The boat belongs to Ballyhoo Media, which has one catamaran with a large digital billboard that roams up and down the Hudson and East Rivers for about ten...

Battery Park City hosted yet another successful Run For Knowledge on the brisk and windy evening of Friday, October 12th.   PS/IS 276 Kristal Aliyas,  Lucas Rotman and Sara Epstein The event raised funds via running pledges, sponsors, and a finish-line festival to benefit P.S. 89, I.S. 289, and P.S./I.S. 276.   It is one...

Chamber Orchestra of New York’s (CONY) season kicks off on November 16th, at Carnegie’s Weill Hall. Led by Maestro Salvatore Di Vittorio, the orchestra’s mandate is to elevate young musical artists’ careers. CONY principal flutist  Ginevra Petrucci Principal flutist, Ginevra Petrucci, mentioned in Huffington Post’s Italian edition that CONY provides her opportunities otherwise unavailable. She...