Opponents of massive building projects along the East River waterfront were dealt a setback on Wednesday, when the City Planning Commission (CPC) approval proposals for three large residential developments in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, located on the shore of the East River, roughly between the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges. It is in...
At a June protest rally, City Council member Margaret Chin (at podium), Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (sunglasses), and State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou (center, left) demanded that City officials provide more time for community leaders to review a 700-page document that summarized the projected impact on the Two Bridges community of four large new apartment towers.
P.S. 150, the beloved elementary school also known as the Tribeca Learning Center, has been saved. Although no official announcement has been made, multiple sources directly familiar with the situation confirm that late Wednesday afternoon, all concerned parties agreed in principle to a deal that will keep the school at its current location, within the...
Tricia Joyce, chair of Community Board 1's Youth & Education Committee: "We have won! This is a huge victory. It really did take a village."
A college that became part of the migration to Lower Manhattan by institutions of higher learning during the area’s recovery in the years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 is being sued by the City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) over allegations of predatory lending practices, among other forms of alleged misconduct. Berkeley...
The former Berkley College campus at 130 William Street, which was closed in 2013 to make way for a luxury apartment tower. The City's Department of Consumer Affairs has charged that Berkeley misled students about the school's record and their own prospects, while also engaging in predatory lending practices.
Area residents and community leaders are sounding a chorus of alarm about pedestrian safety concerns in and around Battery Park City. At the November 27 meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1), resident Allison Turkel rose during the public session, holding her two-year-old daughter, Sloan, to say, “I am very concerned about the intersection of West...
Ready or not, the Holiday Season is now upon Lower Manhattan. Santa Claus is coming to Brookfield Place, now through December 24, from noon to 8:00 pm on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturdays, and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sundays (closed Mondays, except December 24). Photos are available (for...
In what could be a major victory for Lower Manhattan community leaders and elected officials, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has backed away from a plan to build a new, 40-story jail on top of a historic government office building at 80 Centre Street. This proposal was part of a broader push to...
A preliminary rendering of the 40-story prison complex that the City had planned to erect at 80 Centre Street -- a proposal that has now been abandoned.
