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Mayor Bloomberg, First Deputy Mayor Harris, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Lieber and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) President Leslie Koch today initiated the demolition of Liberty Village, a cluster of 10 buildings on the island’s southern end not built to City building code standards.
Friday, October 10, 2008
 Read
the press release
Watch
the video in dialup or broadband
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Listen
to archived radio show
Download
the radio show
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Don't miss your chance to see the New York City Waterfalls! This
historic exhibition ends on October 13th. The hours of operation
are Tuesdays and Thursdays through Sunday from 12:30 pm to 9:00
pm, and Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Read
the updated hours statement
Read
the launch press release
Watch
the video in dial-up or broadband
More
Info
Fact
Sheet (in PDF)
Viewing
Areas Map (in PDF)
Viewing
Areas List (in PDF)
Bike
The Falls Map (in PDF)
Boat
Tours
More
cultural events in NYC
Guide
for Children and Adults (in PDF)
Call
311 to hear the "Comments by the Artist"
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Mayor Bloomberg launched an online tool to track potholes and other
street conditions found by SCOUT inspectors. Use the SCOUT
map to find street conditions in your neighborhood.
Go
to SCOUT map
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There are lots of events to enjoy this weekend in NYC including the Decker Farm Pumpkin Picking on Staten Island, the Bronx Latin festival, the Highland Park Family Fun Day & Health festival in Queens, Taste of Chinatown in Manhattan, and Reinventing Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
Learn about these and other events
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The City of New York urges parents of four-year-olds to take advantage
of free universal pre-kindergarten seats that are still available
throughout the City.
Learn
more
Locate
a pre-k program
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nycHealthy is a new online forum where people can talk
to each other, and to Health Department experts, about health-related
issues. The Health Department's first forum will focus on the new
calorie postings that went up in New York City's chain restaurants
this summer.
Learn
more
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Notify NYC is a new service designed to enhance the delivery of emergency
information to the public. During the pilot phase, the City will
test different kinds of public messaging, including email, text
messaging and telephone, to determine the best way to launch a
Citywide program. There are currently four communities involved
in the pilot.
Learn
more
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MillionTreesNYC is a Citywide, public-private initiative to plant
and care for one million new trees across the City's five boroughs
over the next decade. Visit the site to learn how you can dig in
and get involved.
Visit
MillionTreesNYC
Request
a street tree
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PlaNYC is designed to achieve the City's sustainability goals while
building a greener, greater New York. The PlaNYC Web site now includes
details of the City's greenhouse gas inventory, which sets the benchmark
from which the City's 30 percent reduction target is based.
Visit
PlaNYC 2030
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You Can Submit Pictures and Video to the City
The City of New York has launched a pilot program
that allows the public to submit
still images and/or audio/video files of select conditions that occur
in the City, by calling
311 or by visiting
NYC.gov.
You
Can Help at It's My Park Day
Volunteer
with the Prospect
Park Alliance to help at It's My Park Day on October 18, 2008. Learn
how you can help today!
You
May Qualify for Benefits
Visit www.nyc.gov/accessnyc
to screen your family for up to 35 City, State, and Federal health and
human service benefit programs. In addition to screening, you can learn
about the programs, how to apply, where to go, and even print filled in
applications.
You
Can Watch NYC TV On-Demand
Watch all of NYC
TV programs anytime and anywhere you want with NYCTVOD
- an online video channel, bringing high quality video content to the
global audience. Check out Everything New York on NYC
TV On-Demand today!
You
Can Get Historic Photos Online
Between 1939 and 1941, the City photographed
every house and building in the five Boroughs. Copies of these tax
photos are available for purchase online via the Municipal
Archives.
You
Can Locate City Services using NYCityMap
Use NYCityMap
to find information on transportation, education, public safety, resident
services, neighborhood information, and City life. And don't miss the
latest feature - an aerial view of the City.
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