DSNY trying to move forward with sanitation garage project
Hunter College’s Brookdale Campus, site of the proposed sanitation garage (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel In their recent monthly meeting on September 10, Community Board 6’s...
View ArticleRichard Ravitch spells out how to get things done
Richard Ravitch at Waterside’s 40th anniversary celebration (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot Waterside Plaza owner and developer Richard Ravitch, the former lieutenant governor of New York and...
View ArticlePossible changes to waterfront floated
Kayakers paddle around at an event at Stuyvesant Cove Park in June. At a recent Community Board 6 meeting, Council Member Dan Garodnick answered questions from community residents about ideas for...
View ArticleThirteenth Precinct Community Council meeting on Tuesday
Deputy Inspector David Ehrenberg at the 13th Precinct (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) Members of the community are invited to the next meeting of the 13th Precinct Community Council, which is scheduled...
View ArticleLocal Halloween events for kids
Kids are invited to get up-close and personal with various critters at a family day event at Solar One on Saturday, October 25. By Sabina Mollot From parties to the parade, there are plenty of...
View ArticleTown & Village community getting geared up for annual holiday toy drive
Some of the donated toys from a previous T&V driveBy Sabina Mollot By Sabina Mollot With the holiday season around the corner, Town & Village is asking readers and community residents to help...
View ArticleTHANK YOU: Readers donate hundreds of toys to T&V holiday drive
Bonnie Robbins, coordinator of children and family services at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel, stands by some of the donated toys. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot Each year during the holiday season,...
View ArticlePols, tenants weigh in on Silver, Skelos
State Senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman say reports of corruption in Albany make people think all politicians are the same. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot Just eight days after the...
View ArticleTeen arrested for fake checks from Waterside Tenants Association
By Maria Rocha-Buschel An 18-year-old, Lionel Burton, was arrested last Thursday after two fraudulent checks belonging to the Waterside Plaza Tenants Association were deposited into his Bank of America...
View ArticleAtomic Bomb survivors talk to students at UNIS
Yasuaki Yamashita from Nagasaki and Setsuko Thurlow from Hiroshima discuss their experiences when the bomb hit their cities. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel High school students...
View ArticleLocal bird’s-eye 4th of July
Fireworks, as seen from Waterside, lit up the night on July 4th. (Photo by Tobias Batz) By Sabina Mollot On Saturday, July 4th, with four of Macy’s barges lined up from 23rd to 37th Streets over the...
View ArticleCoalition formed against sanit garage
The Brookdale site as seen from Waterside (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Tenant groups against the proposed sanitation garage at the Brookdale campus organized themselves just in...
View ArticleCooling centers open during Monday’s dangerously hot weather
Joey and Sammy Haskell load up their water guns at Stuy Town’s Playground 9 on a recent afternoon. (Photo by Sabina Mollot) With Sunday’s hot and humid weather expected to continue on Monday, the city...
View ArticleElevated park option for East River waterfront
Those in attendance at the meeting last Tuesday sat at tables while the pros and cons of each option for the project were discussed. (Pictured) Guests seated before the presentation began (Photo by...
View Article‘Sully’ films at Waterside
Clint Eastwood directed a newly white-haired Tom Hanks in a scene for “Sully” about heroic pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at Waterside last Wednesday. (Photo via Waterside Plaza blog) By Sabina...
View ArticleHalloween events for kids, adults and pets
Dog at last year’s parade at Tompkins Square Park The following local Halloween events start this weekend: GREENWICH VILLAGE CHILDREN’S PARADE—NYU and Community Board 2 present the 25th annual...
View ArticleT&V toy drive deadline extended
Some of the toys already donated (Photo by Sabina Mollot) The deadline for Town & Village’s annual toy drive benefitting Mount Sinai Beth Israel has been extended to December 21. This year the...
View ArticleGarodnick: East Side Coastal Resiliency plans could leave Watersiders stranded
Councilman Dan Garodnick and Waterside Tenants Association President Janet Handal are concerned about a potential lack of vehicle access to Waterside Plaza in the event of an emergency. (Photo courtesy...
View ArticleST-PCV TA will hold meeting on planned E. 20th St. ferry landing
The East River Ferry The city is planning to expand existing ferry service on the East River and citywide, and a new ferry landing is to be built at East 20th Street. The Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper...
View ArticleJuly 4th fireworks go on, despite rain
Fireworks as seen at Waterside Plaza (Photo by Edward O’Rourke) By Sabina Mollot On Monday, July 4th, New York City’s annual fireworks show dazzled viewers along The East River as Macy’s also...
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