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City Announces Downtown Street Closures for
9/11
The New York City Police Department on Sept. 9 announced
several street closures Downtown for Sept. 11, when the city will host
a series of events at the World Trade Center site and in Battery Park
commemorating the terrorist attack and honoring victims and rescue workers.
(Posted Sept 9)
9/11 Community Events
In the upcoming days, there will be many ways for the
community to remember and reflect upon the events of September 11. Here
are a list of free events. Check back for updates. (Updated Sept 9)
Tenant Injured in Battery Park City Building
Fire
A resident of the Tribeca Pointe apartment building
in northern Battery Park City was severely injured by a fire in his 30th-floor
apartment in the early afternoon of Sept. 24. (Posted Sept 24)
Homeless Coalition Move Raises Fears
Seeking more space for its staff, the Coalition for
the Homeless plans to move its main offices from 89 Chambers St., where
it has been for the past nine years, to the corner of Fulton and Nassau
streets. Some of the organization’s future neighbors say they’re concerned
about the potential impact on the community, but the Coalition assures
them that the fears are misplaced. (Posted Sept 3)
Fore! Giant Golf Ball Might Land In Tribeca
Bob Townley, the man who brought beach volleyball,
Boca Burgers and a 40-foot-long iguana to Tribeca’s Pier 25, has
another big idea for the waterfront: A giant golf ball. But not everyone
shares his enthusiasm. (Posted Sept 3)
If Townley gets his giant golf ball for Pier 25, Tribeca
might consider it a gift from heaven, based on the stories they tell in
Texas about the orb. (Posted Sept 3)
125 Cedar St. ‘Family’ Dispersed
But United
Nearly all of the thousands of Downtown residents displaced
on Sept. 11 returned, or had a chance to, months ago. But for the residetns
of 125 Cedar Street, across the street from the World Trade Center site,
the quest to go home seems to never end. (Posted Sept 3)
Bar Owners Weigh in On Smoking Ban Plan
Mayor Bloomberg recently proposed tough anti-smoking
laws that would ban smoking in almost all workplaces, including bars and
restaurants of all sizes, sidewalk cafes, pool halls and bowling alleys.
The Trib asked owners and employees of local bars and restaurants what
they thought of the proposed smoking ban and how it might affect their
business. (Posted Sept 3)
CB1 Seizes Chance for Community Center
With so much money and attention being showered on
Lower Manhattan’s redevelopment, Community Board 1 is moving aggressively
to turn its longtime dream—a large community center—into a reality.
Over the summer, the YMCA of Greater New York, the 92nd Street Y and the
Educational Alliance formally expressed interest in developing such a
project Downtown. (Posted Sept 3)
The EPA Cleanup: What You Need to Know
This month, government-funded cleanups of apartments
below Canal Street are scheduled to begin, coordinated by the federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Trib provides a Q & A on
what to expect from the program. (Posted Sept 3)
Landmarks to Consider Widening Historic District
The Landmarks Preservation Commission may expand its
protection of Tribeca architecture.
On Oct. 1, the Landmarks Preservation Commissoin will hold a public hearing
on extending the Tribeca South Historic District to include 27 buildings
on Chambers, Murray and Warren streets, between West Broadway and Church
Street. (Posted Sept 3)
IN BRIEF (Updated Sept
23)
BPC Block Party,
and Call for Volunteers
Youth
Programs Fair on Sept. 20
Downtown Planning
Borders Seeks to Return
Firehouse Events
Greening $$$ Needed
Tribeca Loft Tour
Ahoy! Taxi!
Kids Carnival in Park
Grant for Tribeca Org.
Community Stymied Again in Effort to Rezone
Seaport Area
For the second time this year, the Department of City
Planning in July disappointed South Street Seaport residents who have
long been trying to protect the architectural fabric of their historic,
low-rise neighborhood. (Posted Sept 3)
‘Where Am I?’ Tourists Turn to Kiosk
for Help
The City Hall Park Visitor Information Kiosk opened this summer on Broadway
just west of City Hall Park. with city workers and volunteers ready to
provide tourists with maps, directions, sighseeing recommendations and
the locations of six nearby places to go to the bathroom. (Posted Sept 3)
Irish Memorial Is Clever But Obscure
The recently opened Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery
Park City, a quarter-acre hill meant to resemble the Irish countryside,
was created to…to… Well, to what? (Posted Sept 3)
What a Sensation! First-Time Flying at New
Trapeze School
Learning to "fly" is fun, and addictive.
At the new trapeze school in Tribeca's stretch of the Hudson River Park,
students tame their fears, climb the ladder and fling their bodies through
the air. Our intrepid reporter signed up and tells what it's like. (Posted
July 27)
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