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WEBShowing at the Oculus Lin Shih-Pao is a master sculptor—with MetroCards. His exhibition, “Ancient Culture in Modern Dress–MTA Card Twelve Zodiac” at the World Trade Center Oculus through Monday Oct. 7 features remarkable reinterpretations of the traditional 12 zodiac symbols through the use of more than 30,000 recycled subway cards.
The City's New Composting Program: What You Need to Know
WEB5 days ago · Beginning next April, fines can be levied for non-compliance. • Composting is picked up the same day as recycling. • Along with food scraps (including bones), food-soiled paper products can go into the composting bin. • Other composting options, such as the city’s “smart bins,” will remain available. • Waste is placed out after 6 ...
Eye on Tribeca's Waterfront: One Photographer's 40-Year View
WEBVideo and photographs by Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib. As a photojournalist and editor of the Trib, founded by my wife April Koral and me in 1994, I have covered the local park’s planning, development and programs for nearly 30 years. And having moved to an apartment overlooking the waterfront in 1979, I’ve watched and photographed that stretch of waterfront for even longer.
'I Still Can't Believe It.' Tribecans Meet Developers Over 940-Foot ...
WEBBenjamin Rubenstein of Stellar Management tells a meeting of Community Board 1's Land Use, Zoning and Economic Development Committee that a skinnier, taller tower means "more benefits at ground level, from casting a thinner shadow to keeping the distance between the buildings greater."
'It Fills My Mind': Fitness for the Brain at a Downtown Place Called ...
WEBMay 20, 2023 · See the full schedule here. Questers, as they call themselves, are eager to tell you what they love about the program. Like Arlynn Greenbaum, 74, a former lecture agent for writers, who says that joining Quest gave her “a whole second life.”. Or Lois Klein, 76, who describes her days at Quest as “so stimulating. It fills my mind.”.
It's Final: Developer Wins Legal Battle for Tower in Seaport Historic ...
WEBMay 28, 2024 · The long fight over a proposed residential tower in the South Street Seaport Historic District ended this month with a judge’s decision in favor of developer Howard Hughes Corp. The New York State Court of Appeals on May 21 upheld the Appellate Court’s ruling that sided with the Hughes Corp., allowing construction to …
Young Artists Bring Some Brightness to Downtown's Somber …
WEBAug. 29, 2024. With brushes, paint and some whimsical ideas, a group of young people brought brightness and images of hope this summer to an often joyless Downtown institution. Youth Apprentice Rick Rodas Ochoa, 17, puts some finishing touches to one of the panels of “The Collective Dream.”. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib.
Tribeca Gets Glimpse of Long-Awaited, Still Uncertain, Flood …
WEBJan. 03, 2023. There are still plenty of unknowns around the future of flood resiliency for Lower Manhattan. But protection for Tribeca remains the biggest uncertainty of all. It is the job of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to devise a plan to protect Tribeca as part of a large swath of coastal New York City and New Jersey.
Turning 30, Taste of Tribeca Is Still a Foodie Hit and 'Fun …
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Looney Lenny, a Taste of Tribeca regular, twists balloons for the kids. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib. It was 30 years ago that Rocco and Electra Damato, owners of the former Bazzini a specialty food store and cafe on Greenwich Street (now the site of Sarabeth’s) helped launch Taste of Tribeca with Steven Wils of Harry Wils and Co., a purveyor to restaurants then on Duane Street, and two ...
Tribeca Trust Founder Makes New Push to Expand Historic Districts
WEBLynn Ellsworth is taking up a preservation fight for Tribeca that others had given up on long ago. The economist and long-time Duane Street resident is campaigning for an expansion of Tribeca’s historic districts to include the many blocks excluded by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) when it designated the neighborhood’s four districts more than 20 years ago.