Correction: This story was modified on 8/15/2017 to reflect that Upsilon Ventures does not currently operate the facilities at Bryant Park.
It looks like the city has settled on an operator for the long-shuttered comfort station at Allen and Delancey...
The Parks Department last week put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a food service operation in the old bathhouse on Allen Street at Delancey Street.
The city is looking for a vendor to renovate the dilapidated building and...
It's not too hard to figure out what's wrong with this picture. As these photos indicate, the wooden strips have been partially and, in some cases, completely removed from the benches installed just a couple of years ago on...
Here's a photo we shot last October, as Parks Department crews began to transform the pedestrian malls on Pike Street, near the East River. How much progress has been made in the past five months?
Judging from the photos...
Last week, we reported on Mall-terations, a temporary art installation to beautify the crumbling Allen/Pike Street pedestrian walkways and focus attention on the need for improvements. The project was spearheaded by Hester Street Collaborative, a non-profit organization which helped...
Yesterday Lo-Down reader Jac Zagoory sent us this photo, showing volunteers hard at work on a temporary art installation on the Allen Street pedestrian malls (between Delancey and Houston). The Hester Street Collaborative has gotten three artists and a...
It seems like every day we hear about another public program or project endangered by the city and state budget crisis. It appears the unfinished Allen Street pedestrian mall face-lift can now be added to the growing list.
Earlier this...
Today looks to be mostly sunny and a perfect 72 degrees. Look for some rain tomorrow and then a cooler but lovely day on Mother's Day. We'll be posting our Weekend Guide with plenty of L.E.S. activities to do...
City officials updated members of Community Board 3 last night on the ongoing transformation of the Allen Street pedestrian malls. The Parks and Transportation Departments are in the process of installing new benches, landscaping, bike lanes and turn signals....
District 2 City Council member Rosie Mendez plans on making an endorsement in the First District City Council race soon. But she doesn't seem to be too pleased with the incumbent, Alan Gerson. Speaking of Gerson's failed amendment...
