The Battery Park City Authority, as part of a major climate resilience plan, will tear down the park and elevate it by 10 feet to “protect the neighborhood from flooding, storm surge and rising sea levels.” The construction follows years of protests and litigation by downtown residents who object to the agency’s plan and who offered an alternative.
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Spring Crocus Flower By Joy and Brian Pape The crocus reminds us that no matter how harsh the...
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One thing that is remarkable about this location is that it has never had a liquor license there before. This is a red flag for the neighborhood. The new restaurant, to be called Realmuto, will not be just any restaurant.
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When we are rushing, we are living in a state of resistance. It produces a state of consciousness that often comes about when we are feeling anxious. It’s a lack of willingness to be in the present moment.
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Museums, shows, cultural events and even Costco are a short ride away at no cost for Manhattan’s older adults thanks to the New York Foundation for Senior Citizens’ (NYFSC) Community Arranged Resident Transportation Program (Project CART).
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Village Survivors By Arthur Z. Schwartz La BonBonnIere Photos by Arthur Z. Schwartz. Located in...
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Sekai Omakase—Lower West Side FOOD for THOUGHT By Lotus Belle-Glover Translated to English,...
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Suddenly, all has changed: Life as you once knew it, ignored it, rarely appreciated it—is gone. In its place is a Rod Serling-perspired, alternative universe of places not misplaced, but replaced. The old town square once so familiar is now a parallelogram.
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Dry eye is a common chronic disease, or condition, seen most often in older adults. It also occurs in animals, especially dogs.
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We have watched the search engine company, Google, grow in Greenwich Village over the years. Now we get to see the completion of a new headquarters building at 550 Washington Street for the mammoth corporation.
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The Cherry Lane had a great history of doing Off Broadway plays starting in the 1920s when Eugene O’Neill, America’s greatest playwright, was doing his early plays at The Provincetown Playhouse on MacDougal Street in the heart of the Village.
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Parks are often the heart of a neighborhood, but public markets can serve that vital uniting function as well. A case in point is the Jefferson Market, bounded by Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Avenue, Christopher Street and West Tenth Street, forming a triangular block.
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Sam’s Deli on West 4th Street BEST DEAL IN THE VILLAGE Half-way between the two most historic...
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I’ve come to hold on to that saying about there being a reason and a season for the times I’ve had with people, including my friends. Even if I haven’t seen them in a long time…
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