Month: March 2021

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Anti-Inundation Ideation Residents Are Invited to Brainstorm about Bulwark for the Battery Plans slated for discussion during an online, public meeting tonight will seek to protect the Battery — the 25-acre historic park at Lower Manhattan’s southern tip that straddles the junction between the Hudson and East Rivers....

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Life of the Party Sheriffs Break Up Illegal Nightclub in Tribeca A sheriff’s patrol vehicle blocking the entrance to One Harrison Street, in Tribeca, on Friday evening. On Friday, for the second time in three weeks, a task force of New York City sheriffs shut down an illegal...

Eyes to the Sky March 22 – April 4, 2021 Turn-of-the-season dazzle: brightest stars, vivid constellations, and rusty-gold Mars The calendar in the night sky marks Spring Equinox evenings with the rising of golden Arcturus, the second brightest star in our sky. Sunset is at 7:11 this evening and about a minute later each day...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News ‘I Am Never Going to Accept that This Is Okay’ Niou Describes Personal Response to Wave of Anti-Asian Violence New York State Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou: “I’m so tired of begging for people to see us as human beings.” At a rally held in Lower Manhattan on Saturday,...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Where to Play in a Pandemic New Hub for Families in Tribeca Offers Music, Dance, Parkour, and More The 18,000-square-foot Tribeca facility (spread across two levels) includes spaces dedicated to work, play, and learning. Tribeca has a new place for kids to play, parents to work, and families...

View as Webpage Lower Manhattan’s Local News Park Preservation Push Resiliency Plans Clash with Public Space Concerns A rendering of a control house, this one situated on the Lower East Side, similar to the structures planned for the southern portion of Battery Park City. The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), as part of its ongoing...