The Deal of the Sentry

A discussion at the January 27 meeting of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board aired concerns about the wages paid to security guards, and whether they meet standards set by the Cuomo administration, which controls the Authority. Benjamin Jones, the BPCA’s vice president for administration, began the discussion by asking the board to approve...
BPCA chair and CEO Dennis Mehiel recounts a recent call from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, asking about appointments to the Authority's board

Civic Boosters

The catalyst that first brought the Financial District community together in 2013 was opposition to a City proposal to move a probation office to 66 John Street says Patrick Kennel, who has lived in the neighborhood since 2007. Although residents lost a lawsuit aimed at preventing the move, the controversial proposal, “was just a reporting...

Battery Park City Parks Annual Art Exhibition

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Annual Art Exhibition will have an opening reception on the corner of 2nd place and Battery Place on Sunday, January 31 from 1 pm to 3pm. This annual art exhibit features art created by all ages of the public that are in BPC Parks free programs. Although the opening reception...

Spate of 'Super-Tall' Towers Will Swell Count of Lower Manhattan Households

In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank...
The building now being constructed at the corner of Murray and West Streets will rise 62 floors, for a total of 822 feet, and house 139 apartments.

Spate of ‘Super-Tall’ Towers Will Swell Count of Lower Manhattan Households

In the years to come, Lower Manhattan may become a thicket of “super-tall” apartment buildings, if present trends continue. The local movement toward the stratosphere began in 2008, when developer Forest City Ratner began construction of the 76-story tower at Eight Spruce Street. Now known as New York by Gehry, for its star architect, Frank...
The building now being constructed at the corner of Murray and West Streets will rise 62 floors, for a total of 822 feet, and house 139 apartments.

Calendar Monday, January 25

Greenmarket Union Square: 8am – 6pm National Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green 12pm  National Museum of the American Indian Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie family Tour. Introduction to the story of Navajo jewelry through the lens of the gifted Yazzi family of Gallup, NM. Featuring over 300 contemporary jewelry examples,visitors are...