BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It may still be too early to call Pier55 — the “arts fantasy island” that would be funded by Barry Diller — “the Atlantis of the Hudson River Park.” In short, the project isn’t sunk — at least not yet, its supporters say. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers read more here »

BY MARY REINHOLZ | Radical feminist Susan Brownmiller has plenty of room at the top in her West Village penthouse near the Meatpacking District. Outside on the terrace is her urban oasis of carefully cultivated plants, trees and flowers, the subject of her latest book, “My City Highrise Garden” (Rutgers University Press). To a casual read more here »

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The 60-year-old woman fatally struck by a private garbage truck on Tues., May 16, at Eighth St. and Sixth Ave., was an Ivy League-educated financial adviser and broker and a founding member of the W. Eighth St. Block Association. As of last week’s Villager deadline, police had not yet released the read more here »

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In the largest student exhibition in New York City parks history, school lunchroom tables decorated with colorful, socially conscious messages enlivened the southern plaza of Union Square on Tues., May 16. The sun was dazzling, all the better to highlight the artful tables, as middle-school students from classes in the 10 read more here »