January 2008

  CB1 Votes for Glass Hotel on Top of Battery Maritime Building
In a contentious vote, members approved a four-story hotel addition on top of the historic landmark.
 
  Details of WTC Memorial Museum Unveiled
Museum Director Alice Greenwald showed CB1 early plans for the underground exhibits.
 
  Port Authority Criticized Over WTC Noise
Neighbors of the site told agency officials the latest noise abatement program isn't enough.

 

New Tensions in Tribeca Over Bars

Reports of Violence at Peppers
Neighbors say the Leonard St. club is noisy and dangerous.

On North Moore, Fears of a Bar Like Busters
As the former owners of a raucus West Broadway bar seek to open a restaurant, local residents are nervous.

In a Switch, Bar Sues Its "Disturbing" Neighbor
The owners of Smith and Mills say their upstairs neighbor is hurting business.

 


     

 

For the Love of Billy:
The Face of Autism in One Tribeca Family

Ten-year-old Billy Colliton is one of more than one million Americans
diagnosed with autism, a number that has risen dramatically in recent
years. The story of Billy, and his parents Paul and Jackie Colliton,
is illustrative of the special commitment, strength and love that so
many of those families share.

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Vacate Order for Tilting Landmark

  Construction next to 287 Broadway has caused the building to lurch off center, prompting an evacuation.
 

Different Top For Ferry Terminal

  Responding to criticism, developers are proposing a slightly smaller glass addition on top of the landmark Battery Maritime Building.

Residents Decry Illicit Handbags

  Tribeca residents say they are sick of the trade in counterfeit handbags, which has spread to secret warehouses as far south as Leonard Street.
 

Stepping Out

  P.S. 234 5th graders are introduced to the joy and rigor of bringing dance to the stage.
 

 

  Scheme Team Picked for Governors Island
State and City officials selected the designers for the new public park on Governors Island.
 
Proposed Toilets in Park Is a Tough Issue for CB1
Plans to install a comfort station in Washington Market Park are pitting gardeners against parents.
 
  Pace U. Professor Brings the Middle East Home
Visits to UN missions last month were his way of broadening students' horizons.
 
Soup to Nuts at the Seaport
Foodies flock by the thousands to one-day market at abandoned fish building.
 
  Acting Up
IS 89 afterschoolers showed off the skills they've been learning in Manhattan Youth programs.
 
Tourists as Poets at 9/11 Tribute Center
Visitors to the World Trade Center are expressing their reactions to the tragedy in verse.
 
  Purple Purse Holds Many Lessons for Kids
The Manhattan Children's Theater's production explores the joys and trials of childhood through the eyes of a mouse.

Local Restaurateur Guilty in Tax Charge
The owner of Fresh, a Tribeca restaurant, pleaded guilty to stealing more than a million dollars in state sales tax last month.

  Speaking of Dance
Each month at the Flea Theater, see danceworks (for free), then talk about them with their creator.
Police Beat
The month in crime, straight from the pages of the NYPD 1st Precinct's police log.