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Keep It Light
Condo Boards Question Need for South End Avenue Redesign After Installation of Traffic Signal
At the October 2 meeting of the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1), Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) president B.J. Jones was apprised by the leader of a coalition of condominiums along South End Avenue of that group’s ongoing reservations about the Authority’s plan to revamp the thoroughfare.
Pat Smith, the board president of the Battery Pointe condominium (at South End Avenue and Rector Place) told Mr. Jones, “before you go too far on South End Avenue, please remember that six condo boards, representing more than 1,000 households along South End Avenue, from Albany down to West Thames, don’t want you to do this.”
This was a reference to a series of resolutions, passed in two waves, by the elected boards of multiple condominium buildings. The first of these came in 2016, when the managing boards of a dozen condominium buildings in Battery Park City passed resolutions calling upon the Authority to halt its initiative, begun the previous year, to consider a possible redesign of South End Avenue. The scope of this project was subsequently narrowed, when the BPCA announced that it was no longer considering filling in the pedestrian arcades that line the facades of four buildings along the thoroughfare, in order to create new retail space. (This was the most prominent and controversial aspect of the study, and had attracted widespread criticism.)
But the resolutions enacted by the twelve condominiums also took issue with the broader process of reconceiving South End Avenue, demanding that the Authority specify what problems it aimed to solve with the project, how it intended pay for any new construction, and how long and disruptive such construction might be. The roster of condominiums opposed the project included eleven buildings in the southern half of the community (Battery Pointe, the Cove Club, Liberty Court, Liberty House, Liberty Terrace, Liberty View, Hudson View East, Hudson View West, One Rector Park, the Regatta, and the Soundings), and one building in the northern section of Battery Park City: Riverhouse.
These measures coincided with a strongly worded resolution from CB1’s Battery Park City Committee, enacted in October, 2016, which called on the BPCA to, “immediately cease and desist their process,” “not to move forward with any capital changes to South End Avenue without approval from the residents living in the southern neighborhood and the existing businesses along South End Avenue,” and “to disclose all goals, objectives and method of funding for such a project in a clear and transparent way.” The resolution also called for the City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to update a study and proposals from 2013, which were formulated in conjunction with CB1, and focused on traffic safety.
In early 2018, however, CB1 reached a consensus with the BPCA, the City DOT, and City Council Member Margaret Chin on the redesign process for South End Avenue, signing off on a plan that envisions narrowing both South End Avenue and West Thames Street, while widening nearby sidewalks, and relocating several bus stops.
In the meantime, though, a separate development raised questions in the minds of some community leaders about any further need for a redesign of South End Avenue. In mid-2018, after the CB1 resolution approving the BPCA’s plans for South End Avenue, the DOT heeded a decade-long demand by CB1 and pedestrian safety advocates, agreeing to install a traffic light at Rector Place and South End Avenue. (In the event, this decision was not implemented until the summer of this year.) In a stroke, this move addressed the traffic safety concerns raised for years by Mr. Smith and other residents. But the BPCA indicated that it viewed the traffic light as a welcome addition to its plans for South End Avenue, and not a replacement for them.
In late 2018 and early 2019, six condominium boards (the Soundings, Battery Pointe, Liberty View, Liberty Court, Hudson View East, and One Rector Park) responded by once again enacting resolutions voicing their continuing concerns about the project, noting, “now that DOT has decided to install a traffic light in this intersection, the solution developed by the CB1’s Battery Park City Committee and the BPCA is no longer needed, and is a needless expense ultimately borne by property owners in Battery Park City. Implementing the solution also will result in substantial disruption of the street in front of our homes, negatively impacting our quality of life.”
The resolutions added, “since the Battery Park City Homeowners Coalition currently is negotiating with the BPCA to reduce the burden of ground rents on condo owners, the [boards] feel it is our duty to call attention to such needless expenses by the BPCA.”
The resolutions concluded that the boards of the six buildings, “therefore call upon the Battery Park City Authority to take no further action nor to spend any additional funds to change in any way, except for required routine maintenance, the street or sidewalk along South End Avenue from Rector Place to West Thames Street.”
Among the reasons for their opposition, critics of the plan have noted that narrowing South End Avenue by five feet and narrowing West Thames Street by 14 feet would make these streets almost impassable if trucks, cars or taxis double parked. They also noted that narrowing the street and widening the sidewalk could attract more bicycles, skateboards and scooters to the sidewalks, endangering pedestrians.
At the October 2 meeting, Mr. Smith told Mr. Jones, “with the installation of a traffic light at Rector Place and South End Avenue this summer, the concerns of this community have largely been addressed. There is no need for any further street work in this area. Residents feel that the proposed changes would do more harm than good and would be a needless expenditure of the money we pay to the Battery Park City Authority.”
He added, “these boards all say, ‘we fully support whatever you need to do north of Albany. But for what we have south of Albany, your cure is worse than the disease. It’s our ground rent money. Don’t spend it. Leave it alone.'”
BPCA spokesman Nick Sbordone responded, “with substantial input from Community Board 1, Council Member Margaret Chin, and the City’s Department of Transportation, BPCA developed a conceptual plan for traffic calming measures along South End Avenue and West Thames Street, resulting in a CB1 resolution passed with unanimous support. The next round of community feedback comes with our design phase beginning early next year, as we further refine these pedestrian safety concepts to square with practical matters — like utilities placement, subsurface conditions, optimal sidewalk width, maintenance considerations, etc. — prior to the start of any construction. As always, we look forward to continuing this necessary work in close consultation with the Battery Park City community.”
In this context, the BPCA is poised to proceed with the project, which is expected to cost between $20 and $25 million. The Authority is currently finalizing a request for proposals (RFP), which will invite prospective contractors to submit bids. The estimated timeline is that the RFP will issued this autumn, with a contract awarded to the winning bidder in early next year, and construction commencing in late 2020, with completion expected approximately 18 to 24 months later.
During this interval, yet another development may yet add further complexity to these deliberations. Brookfield Place has announced plans to open an outpost of Convene, a firm that develops and markets meeting rooms, event venues and flexible workspaces (and is partially owned by Brookfield) in the 86,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue, at the corner of Liberty Street and South End Avenue. This facility is expected to draws crowds of more than 1,200 people. In the event that even ten percent of participants attending these events arrive or leave by car, that could add in excess of 100 vehicles (in the space of a few minutes) to South End Avenue, which is already seriously congested for many hours each day. How the thoroughfare would accommodate that extra volume if it is narrowed remains an open question.
Justine Cuccia, a co-founder of Democracy for Battery Park City, a grassroots organization that seeks to give residents a greater voice in how the community is governed, says that her group, “shares the concerns raised by Mr. Smith and the six condominiums along South End Avenue and West Thames Street and supports them. This will dramatically change the traffic patterns for both northern and southern Battery Park City, and these changes must be taken into consideration before the DOT signs off on any narrowing of South End Avenue or West Thames Street.”
She concludes that, “traffic calming and safety along South End Avenue need to be addressed. CB1 and the BPCA worked together to come up with what was a reasonable solution along South End Avenue, but circumstances have changed. This necessitates a review and revision of that plan. Democracy4BPC urges the Authority to listen to the 1,000 of condominium owners who have already spoken and do just that.”
(Editor’s note: Ms. Cuccia is related to the reporter who wrote this story.)
Matthew Fenton
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Wildlife in Lower Manhattan
The dogwalking and jogging crowd on the esplanade this morning had quite a show, when an unidentified Accipiter (Bird Hawk) lazily flapped past a few heads and landed on a branch to enjoy his breakfast: a tasty pigeon.
Alison Simko
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Music to Our Ears
When she was ten, Julie Reumert was selected to sing at a celebration marking the birthday of
Margrethe ll, Queen of Denmark. As a girl growing up in Copenhagen, Ms. Reumert performed with the Saint Anne Girls Choir as a soprano and a soloist.
Arriving in New York in 2010, she received a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 2012 and began work as a voice coach at New York Vocal Coaching, teaching Broadway and classical singers as well as recording artists the art of singing. The Lower Manhattan resident recently did a TEDx talk and performed the world premiere of the classical piece “VEAL” about industrial slaughter.
On November 8, at 8PM in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Ms. Reumert will be performing a solo concert accompanied by pianist Andrew King.
When asked how an opera singer practices her scales without disturbing the neighbors, she remarked, “I practice at my studio in Midtown and only rarely at home, to be considerate to my neighbors. Opera is VERY loud.”
Click here for more information about her upcoming performance.
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Joint Pains
City Hall Hints at Scaled-Back Plan for Lower Manhattan Jail, While Pushing Ahead on Plan for New Prison Downtown
The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is reportedly considering a scaled-back version of its controversial plan to erect a new, 45-story prison in Lower Manhattan, as part of a wider scheme to close the City’s notorious detention complex on Rikers Island, and replace it with four, large “borough-based jail” facilities — one in each county, except Staten Island.
Matthew Fenton
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Today’s Calendar
October 16, 2019
11AM
Elements of Nature Drawing
Wagner Park
Get inspired by the beautiful expanse of the Hudson River & New York Harbor. Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of Wagner Park’s verdant gardens. An artist/educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided. Wagner Park. Battery Park City Authority
1PM
Adult Chorus
6 River Terrace
Directed by Church Street School for Music and Art, the BPC Chorus is open to all adults who love to sing. Learn a mix of contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community events throughout the year. 6 River Terrace.
1:30PM
Taíno Culture and Identity Gallery Demonstrations
One Bowling Green
The Taíno are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. Join us in the galleries of the National Museum of the American Indian to learn more about Taíno history, culture, and worldviews from museum specialist Jorge Estévez (Taíno). Through cultural materials and live demonstrations, Jorge facilitates discussion of the persistence and depth of Taíno lifeways and living traditions.
2:30PM
Figure Al Fresco
South Cove
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the humangure. Each week a model will strike both long and short poses for participants to draw. Artist/educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided.
6PM
CB1’s Executive Committee
Community Board 1 – Conference Room 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
AGENDA
1) 250 Water Street Brownfield Cleanup Program; Remedial Investigation Work Plan – Resolution
2) District Needs Statement and Budget Requests for FY2021 – Resolution
3) Committee reports
6:30PM
Seafaring Cats: Talk with Peggy Gavan
At the Melville Gallery
South Street Seaport Museum $5 213 Water Street
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EYES TO THE SKY
October 15 – 27, 2019
Morning stars for late risers, meteors
I am always giddy at the turning point of the season when red and gold leaves fall by day, darkness falls perceptibly earlier every evening and, during the last few weeks of Eastern Daylight Time, bright stars are visible rather late in the morning. The brightest shine into dawn, or civil twilight, which begins within minutes of 6:40am to 7am for the rest of this month through November 3. Clocks are turned back an hour to Eastern Standard Time on November 4.
Judy Isacoff
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Today in History
October 16
690 – Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
1590 – Prince Gesualdo of Venosa murders his wife and her lover.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
1793 – French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed.
1834 – Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
1859 – John Brown leads a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
1940 – Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
1950 – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
1962 – Cuban missile crisis begins: Kennedy is informed of photos taken on October 14 by a U-2 showing nuclear missiles(the crisis will last for 13 days starting from this point)
1964 – China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
1978 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
1998 – Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant.
2002 – The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
Births
1535 – Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (d. 1585)
1620 – Pierre Paul Puget, French painter and sculptor (d. 1694)
1754 – Morgan Lewis, American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd Governor of New York (d. 1844)
1758 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d. 1843)
1854 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (d. 1900)
1884 – Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (d. 1916)
1886 – David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1973)
1888 – Eugene O’Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
1890 – Paul Strand, American photographer and director (d. 1975)
1927 – Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
Deaths
1355 – Louis the Child, king of Sicily (b. 1338)
1791 – Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (b. 1739)
1946 – Nuremberg trial executions of the Main Trial:
Hans Frank, German lawyer, politician and war criminal (b. 1900)
Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior (b. 1877)
Alfred Jodl, German general (b. 1890)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian SS officer (b. 1903)
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (b. 1882)
Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian architect and politician (b. 1893)
Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician (b. 1894)
Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th Federal Chancellor of Austria (b. 1892)
Julius Streicher, German journalist and politician (b. 1887)
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German lieutenant and politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany (b. 1893)
1973 – Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)
1990 – Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1919)
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Build It and They Will Come ~ Monarch Butterflies Pause to Refuel in Lower Manhattan
Click to watch monarch butterflies feeding on milkweed planted by the Battery Park City Authority to help them on their annual fall migration from Canada to the mountains of Mexico. To read more…
To the editor:
Thank you, kind-hearted gardeners. We must all do whatever little bit we can to hold back the wave of extinctions that is a hair’s breadth from taking the last of our monarchs.
Brendan Sexton
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Festina Lente
City to Reduce Speed Limit on West Side Highway Tomorrow
Beginning (Saturday, October 12, the City’s Department of Transportation will begin installing signs on the five-mile length of the West Side Highway between Battery Place and West 59th Street, to reduce the speed limit from 35 to 30 miles per hour.
Matthew Fenton
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Aesthetic Inventory
BPCA’s Public Art Collection Represents Multiple Layers of Value
The Battery Park City Authority, has completed an inventory and appraisal of its public art collection. This is part of a broad effort to take stock of the Authority’s ongoing role as a patron and custodian of pieces that represent an integral thread in the fabric of the community, as evidenced by the fact that space and funding for public art were both set aside decades ago, in the neighborhood’s first master plan, before the first building was erected.
Matthew Fenton
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Fraunces Tavern Celebrates 300 Years
It’s not often you get invited to a 300th birthday party.
Last week, Fraunces Tavern and Fraunces Tavern Museum celebrated the 300th anniversary of the construction of the building at 54 Pearl Street that would become Fraunces Tavern. The museum also highlighted its new exhibition “A Monument to Memory: 300 Years of Living History.”
photos courtesy Matthew Carasella
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Saloon Scuffle
Residents Riled about Tribeca Tavern
More than a dozen concerned Tribeca residents turned out for the September meeting the Licensing and Permits Committee, which weighs in on the granting or renewal of liquor licenses.
They showed up to voice concerns about MI-5, a bar located at 52 Walker Street, which has been a source of local complaints as far back 2007.
Neighbors of the bar allege that it operates as a dance club (in violation of its current license, which is now up for renewal), and that loud music penetrates the upper floors of the residential building located above the bar as late as 4:00 am. To read more…
Matthew Fenton
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CLASSIFIEDS & PERSONALS
Swaps & Trades ~ Respectable Employment ~ Lost & Found
212-912-1106 editor@ebroadsheet.com
John Street Methodist Church Autumn Tag Sale
Thursday, Oct 24, 10 am to 4 pm
Friday, Oct 25, 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Oct 26, 10 am to 2 pm
Everything HALF PRICE on Saturday!!!
44 John Street
DO YOU NEED A PERSONAL ASSISTANT?
I am experienced, reliable, knowledgeable and able to work flexible hours. CHINESE AIDE/CAREGIVER FOR ELDERLY
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Work with well-reviewed author of five E-books, developing and implementing outreach strategies.
Includes writing, placement, research, new outlets and on-line advertising. Savvy social media skills a must. Downtown location. HOUSEKEEPING/NANNY/BABYSITTER
Available starting September for PT/FT.
Wonderful person, who is a great worker. Reference Available ELDERCARE
Available for PT/FT elder care. Experienced. References Angella
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DITCH THE DIETS & LOSE WEIGHT FOR GOOD
Call Janine to find out how with hypnosis.
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Able to prepare nutritious meals and light housekeeping
Excellent references 12yrs experienced 347 898 5804 Call Hope anasirp@gmail.com
NOTARY PUBLIC IN BPC
$2 per notarized signature Text Paula at 917-836-8802
CLEANING SERVICES
Dishes, windows, floors, laundry, bathrooms.
You name it – I will clean it. Call Elle at 929-600-4520 IT AND SECURITY SUPPORT
Experienced IT technician. Expertise in 1-on-1 tutoring for all ages.Computer upgrading & troubleshooting. Knowledgeable in all software programs.
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Experienced with BPC residents. Available nights, days, and weekends. Will cook, clean and administer medicine on time. Speaks French and English. Can start immediately. Please call or text 929-600-4520.
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Damascus on the Hudson
Lower Manhattan’s Old Syrian Quarter
Today, the stretch of Greenwich and Washington Streets between Battery Place and Albany Street — bisected by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel entrance — is known by the forgettable name, “Greenwich South.” By all appearances it is an orphan of a neighborhood that never quite coalesced. But nothing could be further from the truth. A century ago, before the World Trade Center or the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (the two giant public works projects that decimated this once-thriving quarter), it was an ethnic enclave as vibrant as Little Italy or Chinatown. To read more…
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Sin of Omission
City Agency Leaves Cash-Strapped Local Museum Off Roster of Cultural Institutions
The City’s Department of Cultural Affairs has omitted from its list of dozens of New York-based cultural institutions that receive public support the museum that chronicles the oldest community anywhere in the five boroughs.
Matthew Fenton
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Condo Embargo
BPCA Puts the Brakes on Conversions of Rental Buildings within Community
Residents of rental apartments in Battery Park City who fear being thrown out of their homes as developers plan to convert those buildings to condominiums can rest a little bit easier, according to the Battery Park City Authority. At the October 2 meeting of the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1, Authority president Benjamin Jones said, “I want to talk about some of the potential condo conversions that people are concerned about. We have been very clear with developers over the last year, and then some, about our position — that we want to preserve the rental housing that exists in Battery Park City.” To read more…
Matthew Fenton
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Court of Appeal
Local Leaders Urge Preservation of Justice Complex
Community Board 1 is urging the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider granting legally protected status to the Criminal Courts Building, at 100 Centre Street. The case of 100 Centre Street takes on special urgency in this context, because, as the CB1 resolution notes, “the Manhattan Criminal Court building shares the same underlying City lot with the south tower of the Manhattan Detention Complex. This appears to mean that if City Hall needed extra space for the proposed new jail, it would face no legal obstacle in demolishing all or part of the historic building.
Matthew Fenton
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Vertical Values
Costs to Rent or Own in Lower Manhattan Are Matched by Lofty Local Earnings
A slew of recent reports documents what everyone who lives or works in Lower Manhattan already sensed in their bones: This is a mind-numbingly expensive place to call home.
In September, RENTCafé issued a new analysis of the most expensive neighborhoods for renters in the United States that finds northern Battery Park City (zip code 10282) is the priciest enclave in America, with an average rent of $6,211 per month. Coming in at second place is zip code 10013, which covers western Tribeca, along with part of Soho. To read more…
Matthew Fenton
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Art On the Fence
The ubiquitous chainlink fence has become a canvas for local artist Wendy Friedman. The artist ran out of workspace now that she rents her loft, SoHoSoleil, for corporate meetings and photoshoots. She said, “A fence around an empty lot on Grand Street was perfect. Flowers, waves and whirligigs now grace the fence; smashed tin food containers form a superhero skeleton. Imaginary animals delight children, tourists, and neighbors.” |
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From Bunker to Incubator
New Arts Center on Governors Island Will Provide Studio Space and Cultural Programming
Lower Manhattan has a new cultural hub. The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the Trust for Governors Island have partnered to create the LMCC Arts Center at Governors Island, a 40,000-square foot studio space and education facility, housed within a restored 1870s ammunition warehouse — a relic from the days when the island was a military outpost.
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Rapport to the Commissioner
CB1 Makes Exception to New Policy; Okays Naming Street for Former NYPD Commissioner
A public figure from the 1980s may soon be honored by having a street co-named in his memory, if Community Board 1 gets its way. The panel recommended that Benjamin Ward, New York’s first African-American police commissioner, be commemorated by rechristening one block of Baxter Street as Benjamin Ward Way.
This comes on the heels of a controversial decision by CB1 in 2018 to decline such a request on behalf of James D. McNaughton, who, on August 2, 2005, at age 27, became the first New York City Police officer to be killed in action while serving in “Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
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Shattering the Lens
There isn’t anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home, I just happen to keep a bigger light.” – Keeper Margaret Norvell
Shattering the Lens is an exhibit at the National Lighthouse Museum.
Artist Elaine Marie Austin, using her paintings of keepers and their lighthouses, sheds light on the dynamic impact of female lighthouse keepers.
It is inspired by the book Women Who Kept the Lights by Mary Louise Clifford and J. Candace Clifford.
The show runs through October 20, 2019.
National Lighthouse Museum
200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island
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While They Were Sleeping
Battery Park City Resident Charged with Two Home Invasions, and Sexual Abuse
A Battery Park City resident has been arrested twice in the space of five days on charges arising from two separate (but related) incidents, in which he is alleged to have sexually assaulted one woman, and sexually menaced her roommate on another, prior occasion.
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Flipped Again
Onetime Non-Profit Nursing Facility Sold to Anonymous Buyer for Five Times Original Price
If there is an Exhibit A in the case of fevered speculation in Lower Manhattan real estate, it must be Rivington House
After purchasing the block-long, 150,000-square-foot structure (located at 45 Rivington Street, near the Williamsburg Bridge), the developer, the Allure Group, paid the City an additional $16 million to remove the deed restriction that limited the property to its legacy use of non-profit, residential healthcare. To read more…
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Breaking It Down
Composting Catches on in Battery Park City
You’re probably heard of the farm-to-table movement. Thanks to the Battery Park City Authority’s compost initiative, there’s a burgeoning table-to-earth movement in this Lower Manhattan community.
What happens to the scraps after you’ve dropped them in the bin? How do your apple peels and corn husks turn into rich, beneficial compost?
The Broadsheet set out to investigate. To read more…
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If They Went Any Slower, They’d Slip Into Reverse
City Transportation Study Finds That Lower Manhattan Bus Service Is Among Most Sluggish in Five Boroughs
The annual New York City Mobility Report, produced by the City’s Department of Transportation, contains two data points that will come as no surprise residents of Lower Manhattan. The first of these is that the median speed for Downtown bus service ranks among the slowest of any community in the five boroughs. And the second is that this creeping pace is, if anything, getting creepier. To read more…
Matthew Fenton
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Death Came Calling at the Corner of Wall and Broad Streets, in Lower Manhattan’s First Major Terrorist Attack
As the noon hour approached on a fall Thursday morning in 1920, a horse-drawn wagon slowly made its way west down Wall Street toward “the Corner,” the high-powered intersection of Wall and Broad. Its driver came to a gentle stop in front of the Assay Office, where stockpiles of gold and silver were stored and tested for purity. But theft was not his motive.
John Simko
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RiverWatch
Cruise Ships in New York Harbor
Arrivals & Departures
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Wednesday, October 16
Amadea Thursday, October 17
Disney Magic Friday, October 18
MSC Meraviglia Many ships pass Lower Manhattan on their way to and from the Midtown Passenger Ship Terminal. Others may be seen on their way to or from piers in Brooklyn and Bayonne. Stated times, when appropriate, are for passing the Colgate clock in Jersey City, New Jersey, and are based on sighting histories, published schedules and intuition. They are also subject to tides, fog, winds, freak waves, hurricanes and the whims of upper management.
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Cass Gilbert and the Evolution of the New York Skyscraper
by John Simko
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