Tag: Featured

Is Lower Manhattan Coral Island or Vulgaria?

A slew of sources have recently deemed Battery Park City the child-friendliest neighborhood in Manhattan (or anywhere in New York City), while at least one source says the Financial District is among the City’s least hospitable communities for children. The 2017 ratings by Niche.com, an online database that helps users determine which neighborhoods (and which...

It’s Official: Chin Wins a Third Term

On Tuesday, the City’s Board of Elections (BOE) certified the results of the September 12 Democratic Party primary race for the City Council seat representing the First District, which covers Lower Manhattan. The final result is the same as the provisional tally, in that incumbent Margaret Chin has been deemed the winner by a few...
Margaret Chin: "I thank all of my supporters for being with me every step of the way. I look forward to continuing our work in the community I was raised in, worked in, and which I love with all my heart. Together, we will fight for a better, brighter future for our community."

Tunnel to Towers Run, The Musical

On the morning of September 25th, as 30,000 men, women and children assembled on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Tom Goodkind, maestro of the TriBattery Pops was somewhere in Tribeca negotiating with the NYPD to get a baritone sax, two trombones, an alto sax, a tenor sax, a flugelhorn, two flutes, two...
Almost 2,500 cadets, cadet candidates, faculty, and staff from the US Military Academy and the US Military Academy Preparatory School volunteered to participate in the Tunnels to Towers 5K in New York City on September 24th, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by: Cadet Alex Werden)

Working in Tandem

At its Tuesday meeting, Community Board 1 (CB1) enacted a resolution endorsing a consensus view of how to manage bicycle traffic along Battery Park City’s Esplanade and Greenway (the path that parallels West Street). This joint vision was the product of a year-long collaboration between members of CB1 and officials from the Battery Park City...

Paying It Forward

More than 100 friends and neighbors gathered at Treadwell Park on Monday evening for a Battery Park City Cares fund raiser to aid victims from a slew of recent hurricanes. The assembled crowd (which included several senior staff from the Battery Park City Authority) shared drinks and food (donated, along with the space, by Treadwell...