July/August 2007

 
 

COMMUNITY QUESTIONS OFFICIALS OVER DEUTSCHE BANK BLAZE
At a meeting of Community Board 1 Aug. 21, officials answered questions about the cause of the blaze and the safety of the area.

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Fun and Free: The Trib's Guide to Free Summer Events Downtown

Downtown Construction 'Czar' Steps Down from His Post

 

On July 20, Charles Maikish left his position as head of the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center. "Now it's time to do something else," he said. "These guys know how to run it."

 
 

Street Project to Close Fulton Street for Two Years

  Work begins this month on a $38 million revitalization program for Fulton and Nassau Streets that calls for closing most of Fulton Street for more than two years.
 

Former EPA Chief Whitman Defends Actions Post 9/11

  In a Congressional hearing in June, former EPA chief Christine Whitman defended the handling of her job following the Sept. 11 attacks. Her testimony came in the face of widespread criticism.
 

CB1 Backs Tenants' Fight to Stay in Battery Park City Homes

  The tenants of 333 Rector Place, who are slowly being pushed out of their building, gained CB 1’s support when it passed a resolution demanding that the new owners cease evicting them.
 
 
Lots of 'Ifs' In CB1's OK of New Tower

Community Board 1 gave its advisory approval for a 63-story residential tower at 50 West Street. Conditional approval, that is. The board says the tower should only be built if an abundance of community amenities come with it.  

Chip Hop

  Three "chiptune" artists performed in Tribeca in June. The music, composed on old hardware like Game Boys and Nintendos, has the squeaky bright tones of class games like Tetris.
 
 
Finalists Show Island Paradise Plans

Imagine slipping away for the day to an island of forests, beaches and meadows.  Five design teams unveil their conceptual plans for Governor's Island.

 

Remembering Etta

Etta Sanders, a freelance reporter for the Trib and a longtime Downtown resident, died on June 5 at the age of 50, less than a week after finishing her last piece for the Trib.

 
 

The name-calling began nearly as soon as preliminary plans for the World Trade Center site’s Tower 5 became public. A New York Post columnist christened the oddly-shaped, cantilevered building “Beer Belly Tower.” Curbed, a city real estate blog, called it “The Tower of Darkness,” because of the shadow it will cast over the planned Liberty Park. 

And though residents and Community Board 1 members refrained from outright ridicule, the building received mixed reviews at a July 9 meeting of CB1.

 
Graffiti Lite
A group gathered in Tribeca one night and marking up a wall with giant white strokes. But the effects weren't permanent, because the "graffiti" was made with a laser pen, not a spray can.
The Last Leg
On June 4, two friends set out on an epic walk. They carried a map, spare socks, and a GPS unit. They had five boroughs and 150 miles ahead of them.
Dispelling a Rumor
Beginning In late June, the rumor of a suspected predator in Tribeca's Washington Market Park spread quickly among Downtown parents. In an open letter to the community, Nelle Fortenberry, president of Friends of Washington Market Park, details how the rumor began and reassures parents that the feared incident never actually occurred.
Residents Say Signs Should Stay
The city took away three stop signs from Battery Park City, and some residents are signaling their distress.
Fireworks Shows in BPC Again Spark the Anger of Residents
It’s summer in the city, and that means fireworks. But for many Downtown residents, the explosives are hitting a little too close to home.
Tribeca's First Fine Dining
Many restaurant-loving Tribecans might assume that elaborate dining in our neighborhood began in the late 1970s or early 1980s. They would be wrong, and then some—by more than a century and a quarter.

 
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