by Noemi Florea | Mar 19, 2022 | City News
Reprinted with permission from Waterfront Alliance Waterfront Alliance Secures Congressional Grant to Develop a Climate Resilience Plan for Flushing Meadows Corona Park The Plan will be a Community-Led Process to Identify Climate Hazards and Potential Resilience...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 8, 2022 | Business, City News, Editor's Pick, Featured, Featured, Industry, Industry News, Lifestyle, Living, News, Power Women, Travel
DOWNTOWN’s board member Elizabeth Velez was named to the board of MTA, along with Janno Lieber as Chair and CEO of the MTA Board. “We’ve been fortunate to work with both Elizabeth and Janno, a perfect pair to ensure the continued success for MTA,...
by Grace Capobianco | Jan 6, 2022 | Business, City News, Downtown Living, Featured, Industry News, Lifestyle, Outdoor
A new plan to protect Lower Manhattan from rising waters and the effects of climate change was unveiled last week, calling for flood walls, improved stormwater infrastructure, new open spaces, and a drastic reshaping of the shoreline. The master plan from the Mayor’s...
by Dan Metz | Jul 26, 2021 | City News, Culture, Featured, Featured, hotels, Out On The Town, Travel
Not everything shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. While other businesses went into hibernation, Westgate began a metamorphosis. Over the course of the next year, they renovated almost all of their locations, set on a new and improved experience for the eventual...
by Marley Gifford | Jul 12, 2021 | City News, Downtown Living, Downtown News, Featured, Featured, Lifestyle, News
“This is a Political Unicorn” Residents of Battery Park City and their community were not having it: Governor Cuomo was not going to take away their green space. Cuomo wants the Essential Workers Monument up by Labor Day 2021, and we’re all for a...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 11, 2021 | City News, Downtown News, Education, Entertainment, Featured
by Catherine McVay Hughes, photography by Artie Raslich/Gotham Whale New York a feeding ground for whales, seabirds, seals, sharks, and dolphins. THE EFFORTS OF REGULATORS, environmental groups, and New York scientists and citizens have greatly improved the...
