Plus: Daydreaming about severely limiting cars in a big chunk of Lower Manhattan; man dies after fall from Battery Park City building; about the Horace Greeley statue in City Hall Park; "Gilmore Girls" promotion.
"The new sanitation building has panels on the south side. It looked like they can rotate which made me think they were solar. An angry-looking construction worker barked that they were 'solar sheets.'" —Tony
Plus: Tribeca is expensive; Condé Nast scion sells; Trinity closes St. Paul's restrooms; East River Blueway renderings; dog drama at Gateway Plaza. / 3 comments
This will perk up your Monday morning: Renderings galore of the gorgeous marine-themed carousel being built at Battery Park, due to be completed by the end of the year. / 1 comment
The one that was supposed to be a conversion? I wouldn't call it a relic yet... but I do think... — Tribeca Citizen / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Blame the NY City legal system for 45 Park Place. The property has been mired in bankruptcy proceeds for almost... — Reademan / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
45 Park Place is my standout example in this sad collection. It can't be cheap to rent a crane for... — Gary / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
B&H — T / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown
Have you tried the library(ies)? I got mine at NYPL branch in my neighborhood. — Reg / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown
How about the garage on N Moore. Does that count? — Claude / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
You would think. But not in this city. — R. / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots