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John Fratta

Recent Headlines

Downtown

December 20, 2011

Drunken Santas Terrorized Lower Manhattan During SantaCon, Locals Say

SantaCon participants have gotten out of control, drinking and urinating in public, residents said.

Downtown

October 26, 2011

Seaport Museum Asks for Funds to Repair Ship

The Seaport Museum hopes to restore the 1908 lightship Ambrose through funds it has requested form the city.

Downtown

July 20, 2011

J&R Drops Bid to Rename Park Row After Itself

Electronics giant J&R is no longer seeking to rename Park Row as "J&R Row."

Downtown

July 05, 2011

Businesses Brace for 4 Year Peck Slip Water Main Project

The $200 million project will start this month and will rip up streets along Peck Slip, worrying locals and businesses.

Downtown

June 25, 2011

Italian American Activists to Protest Rejection of Pier A Museum Proposal

Residents are expected to protest at Pier A in Battery Park on Saturday afternoon.

Downtown

June 22, 2011

Brooklyn Bridge Jackhammers Are Too Loud, City Admits

Residents say they are losing sleep because of the jackhammering during Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation work.

Downtown

May 25, 2011

TriBeCa's NYPD Horses Moved to Make Way For WTC Command Post

The NYPD will temporarily replace the Varick Street stable with a World Trade Center command post.

Downtown

April 27, 2011

Seaport Beer Garden Derailed by Community Board Rules

A proposed upscale Pier 17 beer garden will not open at the beginning of May as planned.

Downtown

April 07, 2011

New Renderings Show Pier A Oyster Bar and Restaurant

The renovated Pier A could reopen to the public as soon as the summer of 2012.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 26, 2011

Little Italy 'Unity Rally' Designed to Intimidate San Gennaro Foes, Locals Say

Saturday's rally was originally a protest against a proposal to cut the annual San Gennaro festival short.

Downtown

March 23, 2011

Downtown Residents Demand Review of Indian Point Safety Measures

The Indian Point nuclear power plant is just 35 miles north of Manhattan and poses a risk to the city, residents say.

Downtown

March 11, 2011

Little Italy Gets Agita over Rejection of Pier A Italian Museum

Italian-Americans are criticizing the Battery Park City Authority's decision to put a restaurant on Pier A.

Manhattan

February 28, 2011

Anne Compoccia, Outspoken Downtown Advocate, Dies at 62

Anne Compoccia chaired Community Board 1 for 12 years and was known for speaking her mind.

Downtown

February 21, 2011

Yellowfin Burger Pub to Replace Blarney Stone Bar on Fulton Street

PubOneBurger could open as soon as July and will feature fancy burgers.

Manhattan

February 18, 2011

San Gennaro Supporters Tout Victory in Festival Turf War

Supporters of the San Gennaro festival plan to made a show of force at Thursday's Community Board 2 meeting.