The New York Times called it, "yet another symbol of reckless socializing during the pandemic." Last Saturday night, August 1, a party boat known as "The Liberty Belle" departed Pier 36 on the Lower East Side in violation of city and state COVID-19 regulations.
Three weeks ago, we reported that the marina at Pier 36 had been shut down after a routine inspection detected some stability issues. The situation is now causing Pier 36/Basketball City to cancel large-scale events.
Are your kids crazy about Legos? If so, you might want to head to Pier 36 this weekend for Lego Live NYC, an extravaganza featuring those enduring building blocks.
There will be building contests, demonstrations, themed play zones (Star Wars,...
During the past couple of days, we have heard from local residents who are outraged about a huge event returning to Pier 36/Basketball City this coming weekend.
Mark your calendar. Monday, June 26 (one week from today) will be an excellent day to stay far away from South Street. At a recent meeting of Community Board 3's parks committee, organizers of the first-ever NBA Awards Show...
It was a chaotic scene last night at Pier 36/Basketball City, where the Satmar Hasidic sect was hosting a huge dinner. There was gridlock on the streets surrounding the large events space as the drivers of school buses, tour...
Once again this year, the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is returning to Lower East Side for its spring art fair. Details were announced today for the May 5-8 event at Basketball City on Pier 36.
In the past few days we have been focusing our attention on the newly activated Pier 36, where a tour boat operation is already in full swing and other community oriented programs have been promised. Today we have more...
