Newsletter: July 4

ANOTHER BIG DEVELOPMENT FOR NORTHWEST TRIBECA?
Ponte Equities appears to be at it again, as soil tests are being conducted on Greenwich and Washington.

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WHAT’S ON  THE JULY COMMUNITY BOARD 1 AGENDAS
On July’s Community Board 1 agendas: Dueling plazas at Franklin Street; Tribeca bike lanes; a new restaurant on Chambers; Four Seasons construction update; Tribeca Landmarks Districts; Hudson River Park; Shinola party; Anotherroom; Smyth; more.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/1: Are the events on Pier 26 too noisy? Plus: Cops and firefighters acting above the law; sales on menswear and wine.
••• 7/2: Bogardus Park gets funded. Plus: New rendering of Brookfield Place; Hudson River Park reaches out; subscribe.
••• 7/3: Woolworth Building exhibit extended. Plus: Shinola opening date; 56 Walker on the market as single-family residence; price hike at 56 Leonard penthouse; eXerBlast lives on at Reade Street Prep; Smyth hearing postponed.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Has anyone provided a recent projection for when those two open pits/staging areas at the northwest corner of Chambers and W. Broadway will be shut down?” —J. (The answer includes a timeline for the entire Chambers project.)

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/1: Century 21 “Palace” for members only. Plus: Opening date for Bill’s Bar & Burger; a profile of Sweetgreen; Seaport crafts kiosks get the boot.
••• 7/2: Trinity Church my build big. Plus: Analyzing 36 N. Moore; 22 River Terrace likely to go condo; park benches; Fiterman Hall elevators; the Trading Post; the Dead Rabbit; road-testing Bari Studio; Millennium High School’s cigar stink.
••• 7/3: Alec Baldwin is thinking of opening a gallery here. Plus: Colgate clock away being repaired; Century 21 basement fire; Statue of Liberty reopens; Rockaway ferry extended; Historic Front Street residents justifiably unhappy; pie thickeners.

A BIT OF AUSTRIA ON WALKER STREET
Michael Trubrig is moving from Austria to open a store, Stillfried Wien, that will sell furniture, interior accessories, and more from Austria and the rest of German-speaking Europe.

 

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