April 26, 2017 Community News, Crime, Restaurant/Bar News, Shopping
••• “A tourist was clobbered by a wooden hammock in Manhattan Tuesday when a strong wind sent the piece of outdoor furniture sailing off a five-story rooftop. […] She complained of pain in her head, back, and legs and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, according to police. Authorities believe wind may have swept the hammock from a terrace five stories above at 110 Church Street [at Park Place], and an investigation is ongoing.” —New York Post
••• Montauk Sofa, which has a temporary store at 39 Lispenard, bought the retail space at 42 Lispenard. —New York Times
••• “Strip club owner and real estate investor Barry Lipsitz” paid $25 million for 57 and 59 Murray (respectively, where New York Dolls is and Cricketers Arms was); we knew a deal had been made but not for how much. “Lipsitz, who runs Lipsitz Property Group with his father, operates the New York Dolls gentlemen’s club located at 59 Murray Street. […] He said he plans to lease 57 Murray Street to a steak restaurant” (which has been the rumor for a while, but right now it’s being used as an office for the construction of 75 W. Broadway, the adjacent condo development). P.S. “Gentlemen’s club” really is a rich phrase. —Real Deal
••• “Police believe the two men pictured may have been involved in a broad daylight shooting near Battery Park that left two people — including an innocent bystander—shot, authorities said.” —New York Post
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$4.5 million for a 4,500-square-foot retail condominium on Lispenard St seems to belie the demise of retail.
not necessarily. it says more about real estate speculation than it does about retail.
Montauk Sofa is terrific. Great items and a real flair for style. Glad to have them in the neighborhood.