For many years a Tribeca traffic triangle has carried the lofty name of famed Abstract Expressionist Barnett Newman. But its place among neighborhood public spaces remains lowly and neglected. Now a ...
Plans announced in October to resurface the Battery Park City ball fields with new turf during the upcoming winter season have been put on hold, the Battery Park City Authority said on Thursday. The ...
The Battery Park City ball fields are getting a makeover. Work to remove and replace the turf and worn padding, along with other work, is expected to begin in January, with a hoped-for completion by ...
Did Hurricane Sandy deliver an early death sentence for the South Street Seaport’s gable-roofed Pier 17 mall? That’s a question frantic shopkeepers and restaurateurs are asking this week, as they ...
Like the rest of the city and the region, Lower Manhattan woke up on Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, to the aftermath of the city’s worst storm in memory. From the South Street Seaport, where workers ...
Homeless and unwanted, a 355-year-old former mayor of New York City is finally returning to a place of distinction. Rising 15 feet atop his pedestal, the bronze statue of Abraham De Peyster, ...
Geoffrey Lee, a local activist, musician and actor, died on Feb. 19 at age 69. His brother, Jan Lee, a fellow activist in the Chinatown community, provided this remembrance. Geoff was a lifelong ...
Last month, for the first time in 32 years, there were no Thanksgiving spreads on the tables of Capsouto Frères restaurant. The day after the holiday, as electricians and mechanics were busy ...