Tag: Local

Click here to watch the ferries gather and blow their horns on September 11th at the moment the second tower collapsed On September 11, boats of all sizes and shapes came to rescue and help in the evacuation of Lower Manhattan following the attacks of the Twin Towers. Every September 11th at the time the...

The Citi Bike Valet Service in Battery Park City, which ran as a pilot program from August through November 2016, has been relaunched and will run through November 3. The service will be available Monday through Friday, 7:30am-7:30pm at the West and Chambers Streets station, one of the CitiBike system’s busiest stations. During these hours,...

It was June 6, but the weather had the feel of early October. It didn’t matter though, as a few hundred neighbors gathered for a night of festive drinks, music, food and fun aboard Wavertree. The Old Seaport Alliance was hosting its second annual gala to raise money for neighborhood improvements. The Old Seaport Alliance,...

You’re never too young to learn that the ground is what sustains us all, and over the past decade and a half, groups of two-to-five year olds from the Battery Park City Day Nursery have been planting, watering and caring for flowers and herbs at the Liberty Community Garden. Commenting of this year’s crop, administrative...

On April 30th, over 800 people celebrated Dutch Kings Day (Koningsdag) in Battery Park City, the celebration of the Dutch King’s Wilem-Alexander of the Netherlands birthday. This Dutch tradition, celebrates with open markets, music and food festivals filled with traditional Dutch games and foods. This years event was organized by T Klokhuis, the Dutch language...

An automobile crash in the early hours of Thursday, May 11 occurred in the cul de sac of South End Avenue at Liberty Street in front of Brookfield Place and resulted in the death of Lena Pitu, 76 a cab driver. Police say she suffered a medical episode and collided with one of the barriers...