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Dear readers, thank you for your readership over the last five years — and for your support, story tips, photos, reader comments and more, and...
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Editorial: Just say No to COYHO
The City of Yes. … eh, yeah, sure, it sounds positive. But you can’t judge a sweeping, citywide development program just on a catchy name....
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‘It had to go now’: East Village pizzeria owner sheds his shed
BY CHRIS RYAN | Workers recently dismantled Eleven B pizza restaurant’s outdoor dining setup in the East Village. Owner Vincent Sgarlato got a bit of...
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Elizabeth Street Garden’s last stand: Little Italy green dream faces City Hall’s wrecking ball
BY SUSAN SILVER | On the eve of its possible execution, the legendary Elizabeth Street Garden was dotted with afternoon visitors soaking up its perennial...
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Biking’s his life — but Bowery rider says e-bikes are making life hell
BY OTTO FRITTON | As electric bikes have boomed in New York City, enforcement of traffic regulations against scofflaw riders has failed to keep pace....
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Posts tagged as “Wagner Park”

B.P.C.A. pledges ‘10 more trees, expanded lawn space’ as contentious Wagner Park raze-and-rebuild resiliency project set to start

Local residents who rallied in Wagner Park on Aug. 16, above, are still opposed to the Battery Park City Authority's plan to raze and rebuild the park. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

B.P.C.A. pledges ‘10 more trees, expanded lawn space’ as contentious Wagner Park raze-and-rebuild resiliency project set to start

August 18, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Battery Park City residents and parkgoers rallied on Tuesday in the middle of picturesque Wagner Park — an idyllic strip of…

Coastal resiliency report: From Battery Park and Two Bridges to Hudson River Park and Chelsea, comprehensive planning is needed

Wagner Park seen from the water. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Coastal resiliency report: From Battery Park and Two Bridges to Hudson River Park and Chelsea, comprehensive planning is needed

July 23, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | All across Lower Manhattan, from Tribeca to Two Bridges, a slew of coastal resiliency measures are being implemented — some more…

Battery Park City community groups push for pause on Wagner Park-raising resiliency plan

The design for Wagner Park, as presented in the project's draft enviromental impact statement, or D.E.I.S.

Battery Park City community groups push for pause on Wagner Park-raising resiliency plan

June 28, 2022

BY GRACE SYMES | As part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Plan, the Battery Park City Authority is planning to raise Wagner Park…