Posted September 25, 2008: As one of the country’s biggest shopping mall developers prepares to send its plan for a revamped South Street Seaport to city officials, Community Board 1 is scrambling to make sure it has a say in the proceedings.
|
City to Consider Seaport Plans Impact on Historic District Posted September 25, 2008: As one of the country’s biggest shopping mall developers prepares to send its plan for a revamped South Street Seaport to city officials, Community Board 1 is scrambling to make sure it has a say in the proceedings. |
 |
Seven Years Gone: Remembering the Events of Sept. 11 Posted September 16, 2008: The Trib's collection of images and interviews from New York City's 7th annual commemoration of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.  Watch the Trib's Video Pool Photo: Todd Maisel |
 |
They Ran for Their School, P.S./I.S. 89 Posted September 22, 2008: Scampering sneakers and squealing children, by the hundreds, returned to Battery Park City on Sept. 19 for Run for Knowledge, the annual mile-long run from Wagner Park to upper Rockefeller Park benefitting the P.S./I.S. 89 library. Watch the Trib's Video |
 |
At 57 Stories, 56 Leonard St. to Tower Over Tribeca |
 |
Architects Reveal Plans for 9/11 Museum Entryway Posted September 11, 2008: Two days short of the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center, New Yorkers got their first glimpse of final designs for the pavilion gateway to the museum that will memorialize that day. Watch the Trib's Video |
 |
LMDC: Drinking, Smoking at Deutsche Site 'Disgraceful' Posted September 10, 2008: Following the discovery of evidence that workers have been drinking beer and smoking cigarettes inside the Deutsche Bank tower in Lower Manhattan, the agency responsible for the deconstruction of the building, where two firefighters died in a blaze a year ago, told Community Board 1 members Sept. 8 that it did no know how such activities could have gone on in the supposedly secure site. |
| Best Laid Plans: Trying to Get It Right at Ground Zero |
 |
POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008: On the eve of a Port Authority report that will reveal how many more unbudgeted dollars and unanticipated years of construction it will take to finish construction at the World Trade Center site, the Trib talked to many of the planners, community leaders, officials and others about the troubled past and uncertain future of the rebuilding at Ground Zero.
|
 |
Electrical Fire Forced Employees Out of Broadway Tower Posted September 8, 2008: Fire officials said a faulty electrical conduit was the cause of a late-morning scare at 44-story office tower on lower Broadway Monday, Sept. 8. |
 |
Milstein Promises Safety Plan for BPC Condo Towers Posted September 5, 2008: As crews continue to drive piles for a 471-unit apartment complex adjacent to the Battery Park City ball fields, developers of the project promised a Community Board 1 committee on Sept. 2 they would keep residents safe while the high-rise buildings are under construction. The Milstein project is on the block just north of the as-yet-unfinished Goldman Sachs tower, where falling debris paralyzed an architect in December and narrowly missed a Little League outfielder in May. |
 |
Residents Suing NYPD Over Counter-Terrorism Bunker POSTED SEPTEMBER 3, 2008: A group of Chinatown residents say they’re willing to take the city’s Police Department to court if it doesn’t reconsider plans for a counter-intelligence bunker near its Lower Manhattan headquarters. Click here for video of the residents' Sept. 3 press conference on Park Row |
 |
Local Markets Hit Hard by Whole Foods POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008: Whole Foods has landed in Tribeca, and neighborhood markets are already cooling in its shadow. Morgan’s Market on Hudson Street and Bazzini at Greenwich and Jay, as well as the Food Emporium, have been missing many of their regular customers in recent months. |
 |
Trump Sued Over Leaks at Fancy 40 Wall St. UPDATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2008: Donald Trump, whose name is emblazoned above the main entrance to the landmark office tower at 40 Wall St., is being sued by one of the building’s tenants, John P. Bostany, over chronic flooding on the 61st floor. |
| After 3 Years, Residents want trees back | Bobbies’ 9/11 Trips On Display |
 |
POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008: It has been three and a half years since the city cut down a number of trees in order to drill a shaft to a new water main at the corner of Hudson and Laight Streets. Since then, not one has been returned to the site. |  |
POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008: This month, the New York City Police Museum will exhibit a collection of Neil Kitson’s photographs of more than 100 British police officers who visit New York every year to commemorate Sept. 11. |
| Knitting Factory Moving to Brooklyn | Muggers Caught with PEP’s Help |
 |
POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008:After 14 years Tribeca, the Knitting Factory is closing in January, and moving to Williamsburg. Neighbors are relieved, but maybe not for long. Another club could be taking its place. |  |
POSTED AUGUST 29, 2008: Park officers played a key role in the arrest of two teens last month after they allegedly robbed two boys at knifepoint in a Battery Park City park. |
 |
MTA to Install Raised Subway Vents, Bike Racks in Tribeca UPDATED AUGUST 29, 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 controversial plans to install raised ventilation grates along four blocks of West Broadway and one block of Varick Street. |
 |
City Will Narrow Greenwich St. to Make Crossing Safer UPDATED AUGUST 29, 2008: This summer, 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. |
 |
City Has Designs on Local Parks UPDATED AUGUST 29, 2008: With parks and green space in short supply on the east side of Lower Manhattan, the city's Parks and Recreation Department is moving ahead on plans for two new parks and a much expanded playground in the district. |
 |
Municipal Building is Stage for Dance and Civic Discussion |
 |
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 |
 |
At Downtown Community Center, Fridays Mean Fun POSTED SEPTEMBER 2, 2008: Manhattan teens are letting the good times roll at the Downtown Community Center on Warren Street, where Friday nights feature three hours of fun—games, swimming (the kids’ favorite activity) and arts and crafts. |
 |
Tropfest, the Big Event for Little Films Arrives Sept. 26 POSTED SEPTEMBER 2, 2008: Now in its third year, Tropfest NY is once again gearing up to flood the World Financial Center plaza with film lovers and celebrities on Friday, Sept. 26. |
| Police Beat: Thieves Took Foy's Priceless Rifle, Expensive Wine POSTED SEPTEMBER 2, 2008: A $1,000 bottle of wine and an “irreplaceable” Civil War Remington rifle were among the loot stolen Aug. 20 from the restaurant Dennis Foy, 313 Church St. |
