Five separate free movie programs (four outdoors and one offering air conditioned comfort indoors) are within easy reach of Lower Manhattan residents this summer. The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) is presenting two separate RiverFlicks programs. Pier 63 (near West 23rd Street) will host Big Hit Wednesdays, with films appropriate for adults and teens, at...
The Hudson River Park's RiverFlicks program, which screens films outdoors at twilight, is just one of five free movie series available to Lower Manhattan residents this summer.
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) will host an “Open Community Meeting” Wednesday (July 20), from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, at Six River Terrace (opposite the Irish Hunger Memorial and next to Le Pain Quotidien restaurant). Residents are urged to attend, hear a presentation from Authority staff on their vision for the community, and seek...
BPCA chair Dennis Mehiel: "We're wide open to suggestions, to ideas about how we can continue to execute our responsibilities to the best of our judgment and in conformance with our fiduciary responsibility."
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) is partnering with two historic sailing yachts that have moored for many years in North Cove Marina to offer free community excursions to the public. This offer is being made in conjunction with Brookfield Properties, the owner of the Brookfield Place office and retail complex, which was awarded the...
The ninth annual City of Water Day will splash, sprinkle, and spritz Lower Manhattan with fun tomorrow (Saturday, July 16) at downtown venues along the Hudson and East Rivers, as well as on Governors Island. The New York area’s largest and most popular waterfront festival, presented by the Waterfront Alliance throughout the five boroughs and...
Community Board 1 (CB1) has dealt a setback to a real estate developer seeking a zoning waiver that may be worth up to $60 million. This judgement came about at CB1’s June 28 meeting, when the board considered a resolution that would have supported the request by Macklowe Properties to be excused from complying with...
This rendering shows the roof deck on the annex of One Wall Street, which contains approximately 8,000 square feet of space that the developer could use to comply with the zoning requirement for outdoor recreation space, but plans to use instead for a six-floor addition that is slated to contain a private health club and space. The developer estimates the value of this exemption from zoning regulations at approximately $60 million.
Community Board 1 (CB1) has dealt a setback to a real estate developer seeking a zoning waiver that may be worth up to $60 million. This judgement came about at CB1’s June 28 meeting, when the board considered a resolution that would have supported the request by Macklowe Properties to be excused from complying with...
This rendering shows the roof deck on the annex of One Wall Street, which contains approximately 8,000 square feet of space that the developer could use to comply with the zoning requirement for outdoor recreation space, but plans to use instead for a six-floor addition that is slated to contain a private health club and space. The developer estimates the value of this exemption from zoning regulations at approximately $60 million.
