Manhattan

New Intermodal Center Links Ferry, Bus and Subway to Improve Transit Services

March 16, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today opened the new South Ferry Station in Lower Manhattan to the public. The Governor was joined by Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, members of the New York Congressional Delegation and New York City elected officials, as well as MTA Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger, MTA Executive Director and CEO Elliot G. Sander, to celebrate the project’s completion. South Ferry Station will become one of New York’s true intermodal centers with Peter Minuit Plaza and the planned new bus loop island linking the ferry, subway and bus services.    » read more »

New York -- 3 June 2008 -- New York's Hudson River Park is about to undergo a surge of construction to mark its 10th anniversary. The 222-hectare park is second in size to Manhattan's Central Park. But unlike Central Park, Hudson River Park celebrates New York's waterfront.

The new construction plans include boathouses, cafés, miniature golf, playgrounds, recreational fields and facilities, and an esplanade offering native grasses, trees, and gardens along with landscaped seating areas.

The Hudson River Park Trust, a partnership between New York City and State charged with the design and maintenance of the open space, was created in 1998. Today, the Park is 40 percent complete. Connie Fishman, the trust's president, outlines some building plans.    » read more »

- CBS Outdoor Billboards and Displays Wired To Create a Massive, Free Wi-Fi HotZone Covering Times Square to Central Park South
- "CBS Mobile Zone" Welcome Page Showcases "Hyperlocal" Information, CBS Local and National News, Sports and Entertainment Content
- Local Businesses Offered Free Routers to Extend Wireless Network Indoors
- Citi and Salesgenie.comTM Sign On As Sponsors

Commitment by Fortune 400 Company Continues the Revitalization of Lower Manhattan

October 16, 2007 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced that NCR Corporation, a global technology solutions provider, will lease the 35th floor at 7 World Trade Center where it will locate executive offices, an executive briefing center and will serve as a base of operations for 200 employees.    » read more »

Bloomberg Administration’s Priority a Step Closer

September 21, 2007 -- “The approval of this $2 billion in tax credits by the Senate Finance Committee is great news for New York City and for the entire region. These tax credits will fulfill a commitment that the Federal government made to our City in the aftermath of 9/11. I want to thank Senator Schumer for his leadership on this in the Senate and Congressman Rangel for his efforts in the House.    » read more »