By KAITLYN MEADE | On a sweltering Friday afternoon, a handful of people were scattered throughout the small graveled plaza near the southern end of Washington St., most of them consulting maps or iPhones for their next destination, while a few chatted over iced beverages from a recently-opened Starbucks. The pedestrian plaza opened between Carlisle [...]
Continue reading …BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | Dance New Amsterdam trains professional and aspiring professional dancers how to perform without injury and how to overcome injuries, but D.N.A. itself has taken one bruising after another. On May 28, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. New York City’s landlord/tenant court has given the non-profit organization until the end [...]
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Caught wielding sword in Chinatown On the afternoon of Wed., May 29, a police traffic sergeant noticed a man acting erratically and carrying a 16-inch long sword near Canal St. in Chinatown. She gave chase while calling for backup. Within moments, uniformed and plainclothes officers from the Fifth Precinct cornered the man in a Chinese [...]
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BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER The wait was long and fraught with delays caused by contractual and construction difficulties and by Superstorm Sandy, but when Asphalt Green Battery Park City opens on June 15, it will be the palace that the Battery Park City Authority promised. The 52,000-square-foot community center at 212 North End Ave. houses [...]
Continue reading …Sandy’s wrath continues: R train’s Brooklyn connection out for a year starting in August
June 6, 2013 1 CommentBy KAITLYN MEADE |The R Train’s connection between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn will close for over a year to repair damage sustained during Superstorm Sandy, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week. The Montague Tube, a pair of mile-long tunnels that connect Brooklyn Heights with the Financial District, will shut down for 14 weeks starting [...]
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Dates: Thursday, June 6 – Tuesday, June 11 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING IS IN EFFECT ALL WEEK Here’s Transit Sam’s review of New York City’s new bike share program after 8 rides throughout Downtown: 1- These are good-looking bikes that ride and handle great. 2- Stations are ubiquitous in Lower Manhattan meaning many taxi and subway [...]
Continue reading …BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER |Dance New Amsterdam trains professional and aspiring professional dancers how to perform without injury and how to overcome injuries, but D.N.A. itself has taken one bruising after another. On May 28, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. New York City’s landlord/tenant court has given the non-profit organization until the end of [...]
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By KAITLYN MEADE |On a sweltering Friday afternoon, a handful of people were scattered throughout the small graveled plaza near the southern end of Washington St., most of them consulting maps or iPhones for their next destination, while a few chatted over iced beverages from a recently-opened Starbucks. The pedestrian plaza opened between Carlisle and [...]
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Caught wielding sword in Chinatown On the afternoon of Wed., May 29, a police traffic sergeant noticed a man acting erratically and carrying a 16-inch long sword near Canal St. in Chinatown. She gave chase while calling for backup. Within moments, uniformed and plainclothes officers from the Fifth Precinct cornered the man in a Chinese [...]
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By KAITLYN MEADE | It may not be typical park equipment, but the piano placed in Tribeca’s Washington Market Park is open for anyone to play, until June 16. Washington Market Park received one of 88 uniquely decorated pianos from the Sing for Hope organization — one for every key on a piano — which [...]
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