Lower Manhattan

Subway Service Disruptions As Manhattan Bridge Cables Are Replaced

nytimes.com | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York


A $150 million project to replace all of the vertical suspension cables on the 100-year-old Manhattan Bridge will cause sporadic weekend disruptions i...

Project Rebirth: 9/11, Jim Whitaker, and the Resurrection of Ground Zero

Brad Listi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Listi

Jim Whitaker is the founder of Project Rebirth, which has chronicled the rebuilding of Ground Zero in New York City for the past eight years. I recently had a chance to speak to Mr. Whitaker.

TriBeCa Water Main Break Floods Streets, Buildings

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — An aging water main burst in Lower Manhattan early Friday, flooding about 15 buildings, forcing evacuations, disrupting subway and bu...

New York Midnight Heroes

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Terrell Jones can't be tired. It's midnight on a Saturday, but he must wipe the sleep out of his eyes because his night is just beginning. Jones is ...