Fifth Annual Tour of Waterfront Development in Lower Manhattan

Celebrate the rich waterfront history and the cultural attractions floating to the surface in Lower Manhattan. Sites along the way include the Winter Garden, historic pier A, the Battery, Castle Clinton, the Battery Maritime Building (the gateway to Governor’s Island), South St. Seaport and more. Leader: Carter Craft, Director of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, a project of the MAS.

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By Noah Kazis |
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Battery Park City Bans Bicycling on Esplanade By North Cove Marina

By David Meyer |
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Brainstorming a New Vision for Midtown’s East River Waterfront

By Jason Varone |
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