Park51 or not, there will be a mosque on Park Place
BY Aline Reynolds and John Bayles
The press had never before hounded Hisham ElZanaty, the principal investor behind Park51, for being a Muslim—or for anything for that matter.
CaVaLa no more; park renamed for local legend
BY John Bayles
There was a full dais and a full audience last Thursday at a small, triangular oasis in Tribeca.
When waiting for repairs puts lives in jeopardy
Part 1 in a 3 part special series on N.Y.C.H.A.
BY Aline Reynolds
Lower Manhattan, the world’s financial capital where tremendous fortunes are made and lost...
Pier 25 opens with significant facelift
BY Aline Reynolds
On the Westernmost stretch of North Moore Street and West Street lies a fun-filled oasis far from the hustle and bustle of Tribeca.
Candy grabbing, suburban style
BY Helaina N. Hovitz
Who says it can only happen in the suburbs?
3 Legged Dog is gaining ground
BY John Bayles
Last May, facing a looming eviction, 3-Legged Dog owner Kevin Cunninham said if his organization could remain in its Lower Manhattan location through September, the arts group “would be back on its feet again.”
See ya later C6-1; Rezonings O.K.’d for East and West
By Albert Amateau
The City Council on Wednesday approved two new development and land-use regulations, one for the Far West Village and the other for the Third and Fourth Aves. corridor of the East Village, intended to protect the character of the two neighborhoods.
B’ball City scores its financing
By Albert Amateau
Bruce Radler, who has been trying for nearly 10 years to open a seven-court Basketball City franchise on Pier 36, popularly known as the “Banana Pier,” on the East River, has finally got his game together.
VillageCare takes wraps off new Houston St. building
By Albert Amateau
The new VillageCare Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had its official opening Thursday morning Oct. 21 at 214 W. Houston St., west of Sixth Ave.
D.O.E. plays the villain at school task force meeting
BY Aline Reynolds
Downtown youngsters may lose the option of another selective high school and middle school in their neighborhood next year, if the city Department of Education get its way.
Klein answers questions at education forum
BY Albert Amateau
Overcrowding and charter schools were among the top issues last week when School Chancellor Joel Klein spoke to parents at a forum in Chelsea.
Short-lived cruises offer different perspectives of the Hudson
BY Terese Loeb Kreuzer
New York City’s Hudson River is never more beautiful than in the fall when scarlet and yellow foliage frames the majestic Palisades, the sleepy river towns and the Westchester and Rockland County estates, glimpsed among the trees.
Gayle Horwitz takes Battery Park City Authority helm
BY Terese Loeb Kreuzer
Last week, the conference table in Gayle Horwitz’s office at the Battery Park City Authority was decorated with a handsome bouquet of tulips — a congratulatory gift from her brother Jeff.
ARTS DOWNTOWN
Tribeca artist’s retrospective offers many “Sensations”
BY SHANE McADAMS
Color, as a form of energy, ‘stimulates our perceptual processes.’
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Countdown until the 9/11 Memorial opens
BY Joe Daniels
When visitors enter the National September 11 Memorial and Museum offices, they pass by a large clock.
A brand new Lower Manhattan
BY Liz Berger
Let’s make it official: This is not your father’s Wall Street!
Possibly a watershed year for Lower Manhattan
BY Julie Menin
It’s been an extraordinary year for Community Board 1.
Park protectors: Learning from the past
BY Mark Costello
In the past few weeks, the “town” that is Lower Manhattan paused to celebrate the work and life of two disparate men.
The future looks bright for Hudson Square
BY Jason D. Pizer
We have weathered the harshest impact of the economic storm and the signs from our vantage point today point toward a more stable and prosperous tomorrow.
Our schools downtown: Racing against time
BY Tricia Joyce
When asked to write this op-ed on our school situation post 9/11 in Lower Manhattan, I took a step back to look upon the neighborhood I moved to 20 years ago September and thought, “how could this happen here?”
A City Councilmember’s first year on the job
BY Margaret Chin
I am writing this piece on November 1, the first day of my eleventh month serving as your Councilmember.
Hometown pride and progress
BY Sheldon Silver
The future of Lower Manhattan has never looked brighter.
Believe it or not, progress in Albany
BY Daniel Squadron
I know that many people will be surprised to read about Albany in the “Progress Report.”
Canal Park Playhouse is open for business
BY ALINE REYNOLDS
Cabaret, clowning, acrobats comprise throwback aesthetic.
A ‘Swan’ is Bourne
BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Return of radical rethink more than the sum of its male members.
Reviewing Martin Denton
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK
Prolific nytheatre.com founder pioneered comprehensive coverage.
Koch on Film
By Ed Koch |
