Hello Sandy… People walking around the drizzly, dark South Street Seaport, defying the mandatory evacuation order. I talk with my neighbors, and they all are staying. I hunker in with my computer for the night. Seven o’clock and “poof” — with an electric zap, the lights go off. Darkness surrounds me except for the computer [...]
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THANKSGIVING UPDATE Thanksgiving — or more accurately Thanksgiving eve — is the most heavily travelled day of the year. The rental agency AAA announced that they expect a .7 percent increase in traffic from last year’s Thanksgiving. That, along with damage to cars during Hurricane Sandy, makes rental cars in short supply, so get creative [...]
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BY JACQUELINE PODEWILS | On the eve of Hurricane Sandy, the view of the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge was distorted by the Xs of blue tape plastered onto the window. Hours earlier, we were having fun under that same bridge as water splashed over the railing and onto South Street. We smiled, we soaked our clothes, and [...]
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New president takes helm at Battery Park City Authority: At the Battery Park City Authority Board of Directors meeting on Tues., Oct. 23, B.P.C.A. chairman Dennis Mehiel announced that Demetrios A. Boutris has been appointed president and chief operating officer, subject to a routine background check by the New York State Police. The position of [...]
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[media-credit id=5 align="aligncenter" width="600"][/media-credit] Battery Park City resident Jenifer Rajkumar, 30, has just been named a “40 under 40” rising star by the political media outlet City & State. Rajkumar [RAHJ ko mar] became a Democratic district leader in 2011 for B.P.C., the Financial District and the South Street Seaport. A graduate of Stanford Law [...]
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BY KAITLYN MEADE | When Hurricane Sandy rolled toward the East Coast, the city immediately began to prepare for emergency conditions, including evacuation. Yet fewer people seemed worried about the storm after Irene failed to cause the damage predicted last year. Shortly before noon on Sun., Oct. 28, Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked residents to evacuate the [...]
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Alternate side parking rules are suspended Friday and Satuday for the Muslim holiday, Idul Adha Downtowners, don’t head to the Brooklyn Bridge after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday! The Manhattan-bound side will be closed until 6 a.m. on Thursday. Try the Manhattan Bridge. In the Holland Tunnel, one lane in each direction is closed from 11 [...]
Continue reading …ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR THE MUSLIM HOLIDAY, IDUL ADHA Downtowners, don’t head to the Brooklyn Bridge after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday! The Manhattan-bound side will be closed until 6 a.m. on Thursday. Try the Manhattan Bridge. In the Holland Tunnel, one lane in each direction is closed from 11 [...]
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Tunnel to Towers Run: Battery Park City is a popular place for fundraising events, but few of them compare in size to the annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run. This year on Sun., Sept. 30, a record number of 28,000 runners and an estimated 7,000 spectators showed up. The run, now in its 11th year, [...]
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BY JANEL BLADOW | Summer breezed by much too fast again this year. Am I the only one who still hasn’t broken out her winter wear? Goblin-gook… The end of the month is looming! All of you who love treats, scary stuff and dressing up should gather around again for the 23rd annual trick-or-treat event in [...]
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