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What's down the road for Lower Manhattan Streets
From road resurfacing to the reconnection of the Hudson
River Park bike path, Lower Manhattan's Transportation Czar detailed changes
coming to local streets. (Posted April 11)
Movie Theater to Reopen with All 16 Screens
Battery Park City’s movie theater, closed since
Sept. 11, is set to reopen on May 1, with all 16 screens returning to
life. (Posted April 11)
Tribeca Film Festival News
Festival Tickets Go On Sale
With the festival schedule finalized, tickets to screenings
went on sale on April 14 to American Express cardholders, and all downtown
residents will be able to buy discount tickets beginning on April 22.
(Posted April 18)
New ‘Star Wars’ Movie to Premiere
at Festival
Roll out the red carpet, turn on the spotlights: the
clones are coming to Tribeca. (Posted April
11)
Film Festival Line-Up Announced
The line-up of 62 features, documentaries and short films
that will be screened in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival was announced.
(Posted April 5)
BPC Dog Run Plan Faces Closer Scrutiny
Last month it looked likely that dogs would
soon be romping at a new dog run on a plaza in central Battery Park City.
Now that plan is being challenged by residents of Gateway Plaza, next
to the proposed dog run site, who spoke out against it at a community
board meeting on April 2. (Posted April
4)
Ferries Stir Concerns Over North Cove
Fearing the loss of their waterfront jewel, Battery
Park City residents rallied last month against a plan to bring NY Waterway
boats inside the cove. By the end of the month, some ferry dockings remained
possible, but the BPC Authority’s takeover of the cove’s operations made
it increasingly likely that this spring the harbor will again be home
to a marina and will look much as it did before Sept. 11. (Posted
April 2)
Water Taxi Service Is Set for Launching
Tom Fox’s ship has finally come in. And it looks
a little like a Checker cab.
(Posted April 3)
Pier A Awash in Disputes with the City
The redevelopment of Pier A, the historic 1886 landing below Battery Park
City, is just the sort of project sought by civic groups and the city
to revitalize Lower Manhattan. But the nearly 15-year-old, $30 million
plan to transform the pier’s three-story Victorian building into
a tourist and dining destination, already years overdue, is mired in legal
and financial battles between the developer and the city. (Posted
April 2)
Market Owner Wants to Be a Pioneer Again
Adam Arici was a downtown pioneer in the late 1990’s when he opened
the Amish Market next to the World Trade Center. With the Cedar Street
store now in ruins, Arici is yearning to go back and rebuild, but he may
not get the chance. (Posted April 2)
Calls Continuing for Environmental Action
As the city marked a half-year since the World Trade
Center tragedy, environmental controversies left in the aftermath continued
to brew, particularly concerning indoor testing and cleanup and the debris
barge at Pier 25. (Posted April 2)
Trial Ends with Agreement Over Cleanup
Tenants and management of 80 John Street reached a
settlement last month in the first landlord–tenant case stemming
from Sept. 11 to go to trial. The dispute focused on what kind of environmental
cleanup the building needed after the World Trade Center disaster. (Posted
April 2)
NYU Downtown Hospital Staff Honored for 9/11
Work
At a ceremony in their honor, the staff of NYU Downtown
Hospital were eating cupcakes and joking in the cafeteria where, six months
ago, stretchers lined the room and the injured of Sept. 11 first came
to be treated.
Rebuilding Ideas Wanted
If you want to contribute ideas for the rebuilding
of Downtown and the memorialization of the Sept. 11 tragedy, this weekend
your two cents are wanted. (Posted April 11)
IN BRIEF (Posted April 4)
Giant
Carnival in the Works
The Greenwich Divide?
New CB1 Members
School Registration Is
April 9 to 19 for Pre-K through 5th Grade
Future of Our Rivers
Garden Volunteers
Business Conference
Alliance News
Landmarks Agency Embraces Effort to Extend
Historic District
More of Tribeca’s historic buildings may soon
be protected from demolition or unsightly development. After recent meetings
with Community Board 1 and the Historic Districts Council, the city’s
Landmarks Preservation Commission is moving toward extending the Tribeca
South Historic District below Chambers Street. (Posted
April 2)
Downtown Leaders Pursuing Their Dream of a
High School
Community leaders hoping to create a new high school
downtown face two giant tasks: raising $15 million, and finding a site.
Last month they pressed ahead on both fronts. (Posted
April 2)
A Greener Greenwich Street
The Greening of Greenwich Street was dubbed the "Browning
of Greenwich Street" last year when 15 freshly planted trees died.
(Posted April 2)
Life Lessons
Last month
the students and staff of I.S. 89 unveiled their "tile quilt,"
a mosaic of ceramic pieces created in the aftermath of their evacuation.
Here, in the words and images of a few, are expressions that speak for many.
(Posted April 3)
Local Artists Open Their Doors to the Public
It’s more than a gallery opening and bigger than
most studio tours. It’s T.O.A.S.T., Tribeca Open Artists’ Studios
Tour, in which 100 artists in the neighborhood open their studios to show
their work. (Posted April 3)
Fundraisers for P.S. 234 and Washington Market
School
A week’s vacation in Bali will be on the block
at P.S. 234’s annual auction this month, and a Tribeca director will
screen his home-grown film, "Dinner Rush," at a fundraiser for
the Washington Market School. (Posted April
3)
At Washington Market Park, Two Free New Arts
Programs
This month, Washington Market Park launches two free
arts programs for young children: "Arts for Tots," for two-
and three-year-olds, and "Let's Explore," for three- to six-year
olds. (Posted April 3)
Playground Work to Begin
The city's Parks Department said that money
for the the reconstruction and expansion of Washington Market Park's playground
is available, and work may begin next month, according to the president
of the park's board of directors. (Posted April
3)
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