Tag: Local

Little Kubricks

Seven students from Manhattan’s Youth’s film program have received the 2015 Peacemaker Champion Award from the PLURAL+ youth video festival, which is operated by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). PLURAL+ selected 25 videos, out of more than 240 submissions from 59 countries worldwide, to receive the Peacemaker Champion Award. The Manhattan Youth entry...

A Bridge That Will Be Raised, Rather Than Razed

In this case, the committee had two members. Master bridge builder Othmar Ammann (who also gave New York the George Washington Bridge; the Triborough Bridge, recently renamed for Robert F. Kennedy; the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge) partnered with the original Manhattan starchitect, Cass Gilbert (creator of the Woolworth...

Community Board Applications

The Manhattan Borough President’s office is currently accepting applications for Community Board membership. If you would like to join your Community Board,  fill out the online application. Deadline: January 29, 2016 5pm.You will be contacted regarding the next steps in the screening and interview process. For more information, visit the Manhattan Borough President’s website or...

When Apportunity Knocks

Are you curious about Battery Park City? When did it start? How big is it? How many people live there? Want to know about its public art? Who designed the buildings? Well, there’s an app for that and surprisingly, The Battery Park City Authority didn’t design it. Last September, the Kozyarchuk family was looking for...
Kozyarchuk Family
The Kozyarchuk family created the App in part in brainstorming sessions around the dinner table

Help Redesign the Skyline

When is the last time a developer asked the Downtown community what features should be included in a new Lower Manhattan skyscraper? Trinity Church, which is redeveloping its building at 74 Trinity Place (along with a smaller structure next door, at 68 Trinity Place), is inviting stakeholders (including local residents) to participate in a series...

Theatre Verite

“One Day,” a powerful new musical about the complicated lives of young people, will open Thursday at Lower Manhattan’s 3-Legged Dog (3LD) Art and Technology Center. “It’s about all the issues facing teenagers today, from bullying to drug abuse to sexual awakening,” says Michael Sottile, who wrote the score and book for “One Day,” as...