by Ricki Harris | Aug 24, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment
While it may seem as though the city empties out for the unofficial last weekend of summer, downtown still has plenty to do this Labor Day Weekend. For those looking to satisfy a cultural craving, the biannual Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit will return to...
by Ricki Harris | Aug 20, 2015 | News
To give The Battery a glittering future, the Battery Conservatory is digging into its past. In 1896, the park at the southernmost tip of Manhattan was home to New York’s first aquarium. Over 100 years later, nestled between the rivers, high-rises and construction...
by Ricki Harris | Aug 13, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment
On a rainy Saturday morning in June, a small group of high school students joined artist Juliana Lazzaro outside Clinton Square Pizza and prepared to transform a rolling metal gate into a galaxy. Together, the pizzeria, the New York City artist and the Henry Street...
by Ricki Harris | Aug 12, 2015 | Dining
Summer’s not over just yet. And for 17-year-old Harrison Geller, that means there’s still time to serve his homemade gelato before heading back to LaGuardia High School for his senior year. His pop-up gelato shop, Polpo Gelato, opened Saturday in LESpace, located at...
by Ricki Harris | Aug 6, 2015 | Dining
Dos Toros Taqueria is slated to bring its San Francisco-style Mexican cuisine to the Financial District this fall. The approximately ten-year lease has been signed for a ground floor space at 101 Maiden Lane between Gold and Pearl streets. It will be joining Juice...
