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Downtown Express photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio
The city is working on a new building plan for North Tribeca, including this block at Canal and West Sts., which also has a closed a gas station. The City Planning Dept. is giving Community Board 1 leeway to decide if the new buildings on the block could be made bulkier and go as high as 120 feet in exchange for getting about 50 lower-rent apartments, or if more slender buildings of 110 feet should be built to protect the neighborhood’s light.
Hey Tribeca, how big do you want it to be?
By Julie Shapiro
The city’s plan for northern Tribeca is starting to look a lot like the community’s plan.
Grassroots arts center is rebuilding ‘green’
By Lincoln Anderson
In what’s being hailed as a sea change in City Hall’s attitude toward community-based arts groups, ABC No Rio recently received $1.65 million in government funding to rebuild its crumbling Lower East Side building.
Chinese museum gets new leader for new space
By Julie Shapiro
Alice Mong heard a statistic several months ago that convinced her to leave her job and run the Museum of Chinese in America instead.
Standing up to the Hudson and East Rivers while paddling around
By Jared T. Miller
Sheets of rain soaked Kevin Horgan as he paddled under the Brooklyn Bridge on his way up the East River last week.
Seaport market cuts Fridays with hopes of sunny Saturdays
After only seven weeks of operation, the Fulton Stall Market is cutting its hours in half.
Rector bridge is closing down
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News
Mayor says Jersey might solve World Trade Center stalemate
By Josh Rogers
It’s often darkest before the downpour, unless of course it’s right before the dawn.
Health guide for 9/11 kids is released, with one doctor critical
By Julie Shapiro
The city’s new description of how 9/11 affected children downplays the serious health risks those children could face, one doctor says.
Reports of island firehouse savior were greatly exaggerated
By Julie Shapiro
City Councilmember Alan Gerson thought he had secured a coup for Lower Manhattan: During the city’s budget negotiations, the Fire Dept. promised to restore services at firehouses across the city.
Councilmember Gerson had swine flu
Bastille Day in Tribeca
Landmarks approves part of St. Vincent’s residential plan
By Albert Amateau
The Rudin Organization’s residential side of the St. Vincent’s Hospital redevelopment project won overwhelming approval on Tuesday from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
West Thames Park work is a go
Downtown teams shine and reach the final
The Downtown Little League Juniors Division Rockies defeated the D.L.L. Tigers 8-7 in the inter-league Division Championship last week at Pier 40 in an exciting and close final game. |
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Summer in the City
Best Downtown Bets for July & August
Struggle to love spans the centuries
BY JERRY TALLMER
Potomac Theatre Project’s potent plays poised to please
Four separate shows, showing below Houston
BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
‘The discovery of many rare treasures’ awaits
Vocal coach valued by the talented, profane, slightly insane
BY TRAV S.D.
Chelsea-based Maier envisions long life of cheering & chiding.
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Truly, deeply mad — or merely performing?
BY ELENA MANCINI
Surreal life and work leave many questions unanswered.
Out with the Ragu, in with the Mambo Mouth
BY JERRY TALLMER
Historic, hard-to-kill theater renovates, rises again.
Will it Rock-n-Roll away with a Tony?
BY SCOTT HARRAH
Flashy but thematically hollow
jukebox musical amuses.
When reality meets fantasy
BY STEPHANIE BUHMANN
Audubon denizens: awaiting Apocalypse or regeneration? |
