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Battery Park City

June 19, 2012

Crumbling Pier A Needs Nearly $1.3M Extra for Repairs

The cost of renovating the rotting Pier A continues to rise.

Financial District

June 14, 2012

President Obama Thanks Workers Rebuilding World Trade Center

President Barack Obama toured One World Trade Center on Thursday.

Financial District

June 13, 2012

Obama Back in NYC to Hobnob with Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour

President Barack Obama is jetting into New York for fundraising dinners June 14, 2012.

Civic Center

June 12, 2012

New School Crossing Sign Coming to Dangerous Beekman Street Within Days

The city plans to install a new crossing sign on Beekman Street between William and Gold streets.

TriBeCa

June 11, 2012

City Will Fix Downtown School 'Crunch' by Sending Kids to Chinatown

Dozens of Downtown kids could be given spaces at P.S. 1 in Chinatown as soon as the fall of 2013.

Downtown

June 08, 2012

Sick 9/11 Responders Will Receive Cancer Coverage Under Zadroga Act

The Zadroga Act will compensate 9/11 responders who are suffering from cancer, federal officials said.

Financial District

June 06, 2012

9/11 Museum Funding Dispute Nearly Resolved, Both Sides Say

The Port Authority and the 9/11 museum's foundation have been fighting over how to pay for cost overruns.

Financial District

June 04, 2012

Sick 9/11 Responders Could Hear Decision on Cancer Coverage This Week

The federal government will soon announce if the Zadroga Act will cover cancers.

South Street Seaport

June 04, 2012

New $2.1M Pearl Street Playground Opens Downtown

Pearl Street Playground reopened on June 1 after $2.1 million in improvements.

Civic Center

June 01, 2012

Rent Deal Saves Downtown Dance Studio

Dance New Amsterdam will save $4 million over the next 10 years, the studio's leader said.

Financial District

June 01, 2012

Peck Slip Post Office Sells its Last Stamps Before Move

The Peck Slip Post Office is closing Friday and moving to 116 John St. on June 4, 2012.

Civic Center

May 31, 2012

Giant Bottle of Ketchup Lands in City Hall Park for Art Exhibit

"Common Ground," featuring 10 artists, runs through Nov. 30, 2012.

Battery Park City

May 27, 2012

Hundreds of Swimmers Take Icy Dip in the Hudson

Swimmers plunged into the river Saturday for the annual Great Hudson River Swim.

Financial District

May 17, 2012

NYC Spent $30 Million Policing Occupy Wall Street, Officials Say

Policing Occupy Wall Street has busted the NYPD's overtime budget, Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

Financial District

May 15, 2012

9/11 Responders Invited to Mark 10th Anniversary of Ground Zero Cleanup

The 10th anniversary of the end of recovery operations at the World Trade Center is May 30, 2012.