April 2006

 

 

 
EPA Raises New Concern Over Deutsche Bank Demolition Plan
Posted April 20
The demolition of the shrouded former Deutsche Bank building, damaged by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, has hit a snag as the Environmental Protection Agency has concerns with details of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's “deconstruction” plan of the heavily contaminated building at 130 Liberty St.

 

Film Festival Returns to Tribeca and Beyond

Posted April7
 The Tribeca Film Festival is five years old and returns to the city this month more ambitious than ever. For the first time, the neighborhoods below Canal Street can't contain it all.

Budget Deal Brings Hope
for New Downtown Schools

Posted March 31
 Two new Downtown school buildings may be built on time after all. Late last month the state legislature reached a budget deal that will give New York City $11.2 billion for school construction. But not before the local community expressed their anger over the possible delay.

A Stunning Makeover for
the Battery Maritime Building

Posted March 31
 It was once the Grand Central of ferry terminals. But for half a century after the ferries stopped running from the Battery Maritime Building, it has stood inconspicuously at the southern edge of Manhattan under coats of dull green paint. No more. This month the city will complete a nearly $60 million renovation, restoring the turn-of-the-20th-century facade to its original splendor.


Does This New Condo
Fit in the Old Seaport?

Posted April 1
“I think this is a building that honors history, but doesn't pretend to be historic,” says architect Morris Adjmi.

 

A Tribeca Park Said to
Get 'Green' Potties

Posted April 1
For as long as there has been a Washington Market Park, parents of young children who use the park have had a simple dream: toilets. Now it appears that the Tribeca park will get not just any potties, but million-dollar “green” ones.

Team Behind Northern Tribeca Rezoning Meets With Critics

Updated April 1
The team behind a rezoning proposal that would allow for significantly bulkier buildings on four blocks of northern Tribeca met for the first time March 2 with Community Board 1 members and area residents that mostly oppose the plan.

Protective of Their Park, CB1 Rebuffs a Renaming Request

Posted April 1
There is precious little park space on the east side of Lower Manhattan and Community Board 1 is protective of every square inch of it. So last month when a small contingent from “uptown” came with a request to rename the recently rescued Pearl Street Park, members of the board's Seaport/Civic Center Committees reflexively grew defensive—even if the proposal was delivered sweetly by a group of 3rd- and 4th-graders.
 

CB1 Honors Pearl
Scher, 91, as a ‘Fighter'

Posted April 1
Pearl Scher, who joined Community Board 1 three years ago, is taking a leave due to illness. Last month her fellow community board members proclaimed her an ‘inspiration' and rewarded the 91-year-old for her tireless service to the neighborhood.
“You've been a sparkplug to us all,” said Richard Kennedy, vice chairman of the board, who presented Scher with a plaque.

Neighbors Gather for
Life-Saving Lesson

Posted April 1
A few months ago Joanne DiLoreto was reading in the paper about a building superintendent who saved a baby's life by administering CPR. Something “clicked,” said DiLoreto, who lives with her husband, Ken Bagwell, at Broadway and Warren Street. “I thought, we need to train our superintendent."

World Financial Center
Turns Space Odyssey

Posted April 1
There were maps on a table inside the Winter Garden the other night, pointing the way to the escalators throughout the World Financial Center. And in the atriums, ushers steered the curious to railings where the view was best. Soon, it was promised, dancers would appear who would alternately strut on, slink up, slide down or otherwise ride the escalators in ways never intended by the manufacturer.

Stormy Weather: IS 89 Students Prepare for the Worst

Posted April 1
There were maps on a table inside the Winter Garden the other night, pointing the way to the escalators throughout the World Financial Center. And in the atriums, ushers steered the curious to railings where the view was best. Soon, it was promised, dancers would appear who would alternately strut on, slink up, slide down or otherwise ride the escalators in ways never intended by the manufacturer.

IN BRIEF
Trib is a Winner at State Press Convention
Washington Market Park Lawn to Close Through June 1
Community Board 1 Gets Five New Members
Volunteer Rescue Team Growing
No Fun Zone
Earth Day Volunteers
Seeking WTC Photos
Hudson River Cleanup
Downtown Perspectives
Community Seder
Easter Egg Hunt

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘Nagging prohibitionists,' not bars, problem on White Street
Bar owners should have known better
Washington Market Park story shows dynamism of our community
Tribecan spots riderless horse and wonders: Why no cop on top?
‘Great news' about trees, flowers and the Tribeca streetscape