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New York City

February 10, 2013

Elementary School Rankings: See How Your Neighborhood Schools Scored

DNAinfo.com New York has compiled the NYC Public Schools Guide to help elementary school parents.

Downtown

March 13, 2012

Taxis and Delivery Trucks Get Locked Down Under WTC Security Plan

The NYPD's security plan for the World Trade Center would barricade off neighboring blocks to traffic.

Manhattan

September 21, 2011

Elementary School Rankings: How Does Your School Measure Up?

An accountant ranks elementary schools based on fourth grade English Language Arts test results.

Downtown

July 06, 2011

BPCA Rejects Bronze Lion Sculptures From Tom Otterness

Otterness' donated bronze lions would violate the law, the Battery Park City Authority said.

Downtown

June 18, 2011

WTC Site Gets New Protection Shed After Teen Struck by Falling Steel

Silverstein Properties installed a sidewalk shed over Liberty Street this week after a teen was hit by falling steel last month.

Downtown

May 10, 2011

Teen Struck by Metal Rod That Fell From 4 World Trade Center

The 14-year-old suffered a bruised hand after he was hit with the 4-foot rod, officials said.

Downtown

April 27, 2011

Controversial Artist's Lion Sculptures Approved

Sculptor Tom Otterness once shot a dog for a piece of art, sparking anger from opponents in Battery Park City.

Downtown

April 11, 2011

Downtown Little League Opens Spring Season

Hundreds of people celebrated the start of the little league season downtown on Saturday.

Downtown

March 09, 2011

Bronze Lions May Soon Guard Battery Park City Library

Sculptor Tom Otterness has received an anonymous donation to fund the lions.

Downtown

February 15, 2011

City Unveils Plan to Battle Deluge of 9/11 Memorial Tour Buses

The memorial foundation will withhold memorial tickets from tour companies that don't cooperate.

Downtown

February 02, 2011

Goldman Sachs Unveils Plans for Battery Park City Luxury Hotel

The former Embassy Suites hotel will reopen as a luxury Conrad with new restaurants and retail.

Downtown

January 11, 2011

Gillibrand's Staff Confuses Downtown Residents Over 9/11 Fund Eligibility

Sen. Gillibrand's office incorrectly said residents were not covered by the $2.5 billion 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund.

Downtown

December 02, 2010

World Financial Center Now Open 24/7

Until recently, the Battery Park City office complex was closed to the public from midnight to 6 a.m.

Manhattan

September 10, 2010

Downtown Accountant Ranks Manhattan Elementary Schools Based on Fourth Grade Test Results

The Anderson School topped the list of schools compiled by Battery Park City resident Tom Goodkind.

Downtown

July 29, 2010

Shake Shack, Blue Smoke and a New Danny Meyer Restaurant are Coming to Battery Park City

All three restaurants are set to open around the end of 2011 in a building owned by Goldman Sachs.