An excessive amount of volatile compounds was detected on-site after an underground petroleum spill back in 2021. The DEC recently said the cleanup is complete, allowing construction of the proposed 64-story tower to begin. ( Rendering: Grubb Properties ) Supertall FiDi Tower Being Erected After DEC Says Brownfield Cleanup Done A 64-story residential building is finally going up in FiDi after an extensive brownfield cleanup, not to mention some real-estate-family... News 05 Jan 2026 | 02:24
Left: Christopher Marte in City Hall Park; Right: Helen Qiu flyers on East Broadway. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Christopher Marte faces Helen Qiu in District 1 City Council Race Incumbent District 1 City Council Member Christoper Marte, having handily vanquished a slate of Democratic rivals in the... News 01 Nov 2025 | 08:48
Wanted for Hate Crime Assault on East Houston Street, Sept. 8. ( Photos: NYPD) Hate Crime on Houston St.; Attempted Subway Rapist Sentenced Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals wanted in connection with a hate crime assault... News 06 Oct 2025 | 12:11
Left: Grand Marshal State Assembly Member Charles Fall. Right: “General Marquis de Lafayette.” ( Photos: Brian Berger) Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day Parade Wows Lower Manhattan Hundreds of ardent patriots gathered in Battery Park on the morning of July 4 to participate in the Lower Manhattan Historical... News 07 Jul 2025 | 03:57
Left: wanted for sexual assault and robbery, April 9; Right: wanted for attempted rape, April 7. ( Photos: NYPD) Necrophilia on the R Train; Attempted Rape of Woman at East Broadway Various people will tell you subway crime is down for various reasons. And, according to certain statistics, this might be... News 14 Apr 2025 | 12:36
On Twitter, “Trash Heaps of FiDi” (@FiDiTrash) documents Downtown’s trash pile problem. Photo from Trash Heaps of FiDi FiDi, a Haven For Pedestrians? Are sidewalks in Manhattan’s Financial District too narrow for carefree strolls (or, perhaps more commonly, hurried commutes)?... News 15 Jul 2022 | 02:41
