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MTA to Install Raised Subway Vents, Bike Racks in Tribeca POSTED AUGUST 21, 2008: Hoping to avoid a redux of the catastrophic flooding that shut down several of the city’s subway lines last summer, the NYC Transit recently revealed plans to install raised ventilation grates along four blocks of West Broadway and one block of Varick Street. |
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Family, FDNY Mark Anniversary of Deutsche Bank Fire POSTED AUGUST 19, 2008: City and Fire Department officials gathered at the former station house of two firefighters killed in the Deutsche Bank blaze a year ago. Family of the two men recieved plaques and medals marking their sacrifice.  Click here for video of the Deutsche Bank fire one-year memorial ceremony |
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OSHA: Dip in Pavement Caused Window Washers' Deaths |
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Dancers 'Face' Off With Tourists at Wagner Park Set to the music of Elvis Presely, Monica Bill Barnes and Co. turned Wagner Park into their own personal playground during their original performance, entitled "Game Face." Click here for video of "Game Face" at Wagner Park |
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City Closing in on Final Pier 15 Plans POSTED AUGUST 8, 2008: As part of its massive, multi-billion dollar East River Waterfront Project, the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) plans to reconstruct Pier 15, near the intersection of South and Pine Streets. |
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For Tribeca Warehouse, History May Repeat Itself POSTED AUGUST 6, 2008: Developers are planning to build a replica of the 1905 warehouse at 71 Laight Street, renovate the warehouse, then turn both buildings into loft apartments. |
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Timberlake's Partner Drops Bid for Murray Street Sports Bar POSTED JULY 30, 2008: Restaurateur Eytan Sugarman, who co-owns the Upper East Side BBQ eatery Southern Hospitality with pop icon Justin Timberlake, recently withdrew his application for an as-yet-unnamed sports bar and restaurant at 6 Murray Street. |
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Municipal Building is Stage for Dance and Civic Discussion |
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Survivor Stairs Moved Again POSTED JULY 21, 2008:The Survivor Staircase, the only remnant of the World Trade Center site left standing above ground following the destruction and cleanup of the site, was gingerly moved on Saturday, July 19, for the second time. Click Here for Video of the Move |
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Residents: DOT Fixes Not Enough on Greenwich Street POSTED JULY 15, 2008: This month, the city’s Department of Transportation announced it was planning to implement traffic calming measures at the intersection of Greenwich and Duane Streets, just not the kind the residents have been asking for. |
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DOT Says It Will Study City Hall Bike Path for Injuries UPDATED JULY 17, 2008: Hoping to convince the city’s Department of Transportation to rethink its new City Hall Park bike path, neighborhood residents and elected officials say they came up just about empty after a recent meeting at the agency’s highest level. Click Here for Video |
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Macbeth Pays a Visit to Battery Park |
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CB1 and public question WTC officials on delays POSTED JULY 11, 2008: It will be another two months before the Port Authority releases new timelines and budgets for the World Trade Center site, but the authority’s chief told Community Board 1 members on July 10 he hopes the planned 9/11 memorial park will be completed on time. |
| DeNiro Defends Illegal Penthouse | A Swinging End for Franklin Station Cafe |
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Even an impromptu performance from Robert DeNiro himself couldn’t convince city landmarks commissioners to give developers a pass on illegal construction at the actor’s $43 million hotel project in Tribeca. |
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Franklin Station Café closed last month after 15 years, but it did not go gently into that good night. It was, instead, to the rhythm of a wailing trumpet, the clicking heels of flamenco dancers and the loud cheers of hundreds of devoted customers. |
| Hangar 17: Home to WTC Remnants | City Kids Get Taste of Sailing |
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Chief curator Jan Ramirez is charged with sorting through rusted and twisted tonnage of World Trade Center steel and wreckage for the 9/11 memorial museum. Click Here for Audio Slideshow |
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For eight weeks, sailing instructors and other seafarers gave Lower Manhattan elementary and middle schoolers a chance to experience the tranquility that awaits off the shores of New York City though the Young Sailors Program. |
| Church Celebrates Its Worth St. Roots | Will Architect's Addition Ruin Building? |
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More than 300 parishioners gathered at 40 Worth Street on June 7 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Abyssinian Baptist Church. |  |
More than 20 years ago, architect Vincenzo Polsinelli transformed a moldering two-story building at 172 Duane Street into an icon. Now, Posinelli is back with a plan to add five stories to the building. |
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City Unveils Plans for Bigger Playground on Pearl Street With parks in short supply on the east side of Lower Manhattan, the city's Parks and Recreation department rolled out designs for the expansion of one of the few playgrounds in the district. |
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Menin demands new school, parks for revamped Pier 17 |
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Community Board Responds to Shooting In the aftermath of shots fired on Franklin Street, a Community Board 1 committee is calling on the State Liquor Authority to revoke or suspend the liquor license for Peppers, a Tribeca club. |
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Kids and Parents Rally for School Crowding Cure No sooner had the school year ended than students, parents, and elected officials took to the steps of City Hall, calling for a solution to school overcrowding. |
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BPC Library Will Get City Money For Construction Battery Park City residents and New York Public Library officials got the happy news early this month that promised money for a planned new library is finally coming through. |
| FiDi Is Leader by Far in Residential Growth By 2013, the population of Lower Manhattan will be nearly double what it was in 2000. Almost half of those people will live in the Financial District. A study projects that between 2000 and 2013, the population will grow from 34,420 to more than 63,000. The Financial District alone will increase by at least 240 percent, with more than 19,000 new residents expected by 2013. |
| Police Beat: Thief Robs Jewelry Store at Gunpoint Police are still looking for a man they say robbed a Downtown jewelry store at gunpoint in the middle of the afternoon. Plus: the month in crime, straight from the pages of the NYPD 1st Precinct's police log. |