https://www.otdowntown.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-saved-after-long-preservation-fight-LH6119728 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-17T15:58:13-04:00 Elizabeth Street Garden Saved After Long Preservation Fight https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/elizabeth-street-garden-party_4-11017905_20260817155200.jpg Fans of the Elizabeth Street Garden celebrate now that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has abandoned city plans to erect low income housing on the neighborhood greenspace. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/joesph-reviner-inside-garden_4-11017046_20260817155159.jpg A co-creator of the Elizabeth Street Garden, Joseph Reiver, celebrates the final victory on Aug. 15 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/people-on-line-outside-elizabeth-st_4-11017908_20260817155201.jpg Long lines formed as residents awaited a chance to get into the Elizabeth Street Garden to celebrate now that the city no longer wants to use the space to build affordable housing. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/guy-inside-elizabeth-st-garden_4-11017903_20260817155203.jpg Local artist John Just, who said he lived in Hawaii for years, enjoys the chance to read a book in a peaceful garden setting. https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/busting-asian-stereotypes-groundbreaking-film-redefines-ballet-YG6091098 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-17T18:16:06-04:00 Busting Asian Stereotypes: Groundbreaking Film Redefines Ballet https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/about-face-disrupting-ballet_4-10987866_20260806135257.jpg Georgina Pazcoguin is featured in “About Face: Disrupting Ballet.” The documentary shows how she joined the fight to rid the ballet world of negative Asian stereotypes. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/phil-chan-1_4-10987869_20260806135258.png Phil Chan, a director and choreographer, is featured in the documentary, “About Face: Disrupting Ballet.” https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/artist-nicole-cooper-s-work-offers-new-ways-to-think-about-climate-AE6116266 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-18T12:10:29-04:00 Artist Nicole Cooper’s Work Offers New Ways to Think About Climate https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-nicolecooper-studio-jan2024-v_4-11017985_20260817165137.jpg Nicole Cooper has shown her work across the U.S. While her medium is often oil on canvas, she has been experimenting with new materials. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-img-5420-jpg-11017986-11017986_4-11017986_20260817165138.jpg Climate artist Nicole Cooper stands in her workspace in the Art Center at Governors Island. This year, Cooper is one of 19 of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Art Center Residents. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-img-5193-jpg-11017990-11017990_4-11017990_20260817161501.jpg While much of Nicole Cooper’s work in the past has been oil painting on canvas, she has been experimenting with new mediums and processes during her residency, including hand weaving. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-img-5189-jpg-11017994-11017994_4-11017994_20260817165141.jpg Nicole Cooper has filled her workspace at the Art Center at Governors Island with a mixture of past works and new inspiration. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-nicolecooper-changeofheart-oil_4-11017992_20260817165142.jpg Nicole Cooper painted “Change of Heart,” an oil painting on canvas in 2020. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-weavingpossiblities-oiloncanva_4-11017993_20260817165143.jpg Nicole Cooper painted “Weaving Possibilities,” an oil painting on canvas in 2024. https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/artist-img-5187-jpg-11017987-11017987_4-11017987_20260817165144.jpg Nicole Cooper has been exploring the concept of regenerative relationships through her new project. This focus led her to experiment with paper making, which she did using mushrooms. https://www.otdowntown.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-aug-20-26-NE6125719 hourly Our Town - Downtowner en 2026-08-19T12:06:41-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Aug. 20 - 26 https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/seaport-museum-via-southstreetseaport_4-11022160_20260819120644.jpg seaport museum via southstreetseaportmuseum.org https://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/bryant-park-via-www-bryantpark-org_4-11022165_20260819120645.jpg bryant park via www.bryantpark.org