Pier 40/St. John’s Deal — A Win-Win with Lessons to Learn
On December 15, 2016, the City Council approved a zoning change for the St. John’s Terminal site at West and Houston Streets that included a series of neighborhood protections and … Continued
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Village Parks and Gardens Round-Up
Autumn is in the air here in the Village! As the leaves start to change and the air becomes cooler and more crisp, what better way to enjoy than out … Continued
Looking Back to When Paris Was Burning
The landmark documentary Paris Is Burning was released in New York on March 13, 1991. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, the film is an intimate peek into New York’s LGBTQ … Continued
The Air Up There
You can buy bottled water. You can buy plots of land. And in New York (and some other places), you can buy air rights. But what are “air rights?” An increasingly common … Continued
No Money for Hudson River Park, But Lots of Money for Fantasy Pier Island
Today we were all hit with the surprise news that a $130 million contribution from the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, combined with $40 million in infrastructure funding from the City, … Continued
2014 Village Award winner: Village Community Boathouse
Lately Pier 40 has been in the news due to the controversial possibility of air rights being sold from this and other piers within the Hudson River Park. To me, … Continued
From Pier to Park
As the summertime blanket of heat and humidity descends over the city, our thoughts inevitably move toward the cool breezes found at the city’s waterfront. A little bit south of … Continued