Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Financial District

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Extensions Sprout in Financial District

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

Late last week, DOT completed the installation of gravel epoxy sidewalk extensions in the Financial District along Broadway and Whitehall Street, from the area surrounding the famous bull statue south to an existing plaza between Pearl and Water streets. The additions feature planters and flex-post to keep drivers out, but no seating. Before the sidewalk […]

70 Year-Old Man Crushed, Killed by Security Truck Driver in Financial District

By Stephen Miller | Aug 23, 2012 | 16 Comments

At least two pedestrians were pinned by a pickup truck used as a movable security barrier on Broad Street near the New York Stock Exchange at approximately 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. One of the pedestrians, an unidentified 70 year-old man, has died. NY1 is reporting that the victim was a NYSE security guard who was eating […]

Big Sidewalk Extensions Coming to Bowling Green

By Noah Kazis | May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

Pedestrians at the southern-most tip of Manhattan are getting a lot more space to walk, thanks to a DOT proposal [PDF] first reported by DNAinfo last week. New sidewalk extensions along Whitehall Street, as well as a new plaza at the famous statue of the bull at Bowling Green, will make conditions safer for people […]

Applications for Special Parking Permits Keep Rolling in to City Planning

By Noah Kazis | Oct 26, 2010 | 7 Comments

With two days until the City Planning Commission votes on the parking-heavy Riverside Center mega-project, the commissioners had a chance yesterday to ask any final questions about the project before the vote. As it happened, they didn’t bring up parking at that section of the meeting, but parking was a hot topic elsewhere on the […]

DOT Unveils New “Pop Up Café” in Financial District

By Noah Kazis | Aug 12, 2010 | 23 Comments

Nicole LaRusso of the Downtown Alliance, David Byrne, and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan enjoy coffee and mango lassis at Pearl Street’s new pop-up café. Photo: Noah Kazis The narrow streets of Lower Manhattan date back centuries and pose a set of challenges nearly unique in New York City. With the city’s first "pop-up café," DOT […]

To Thwart Terror Trial Traffic Snarls, Curb Placard Abuse

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 25, 2010 | 6 Comments

The pending trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed has thrown lower Manhattan into a tizzy, for good reasons. Foremost, of course, is the dread of revisiting the horrors of that day, mingled with fears of new attacks linked to the trial. But there are also concerns that the NYPD’s aggressive countermeasures will impede […]

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