All just out of easy reach. Plus: A classic "overheard" anecdote; building at Canal and Cortlandt Alley to become offices; Tribeca gallery now accepting donations; more thefts, including construction equipment from the World Trade Center. / 2 comments
Pre-1990 Tribeca was a markedly different place than it is now. In this post: W. Broadway and Staple Street. / 7 comments
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Plus: Soho Grand is opening a 24-hour diner; Blaue Gans is taking a break; new fast-food restaurant on Church; nightclub proposed for former Haus space; the conversion of 51 White. / 1 comment
Plus: City Hall Park's next sculpture show will involve kitchen utensils; Foundrae has plans for a men's clothing line; progress on Bronx and Lower East Side ferry routes. / 8 comments
Plus: Chipotle explanation; the Vitamin Shoppe is stocked with merchandise; Citigroup starts the final facade; progress on the plaza south of the World Trade Center Oculus; likely Hyundai commercial shoot. / 2 comments
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The jewelry line Foundrae, which has chosen Lispenard for its first boutique, is best known for its cigar-band rings, pendants, and charms, predominantly based on a collection of symbols meant to serve "as a tool for self-discovery and self-expression."
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Plus: Unappetizing photos at delis and bodegas; history of a Canal Street building. / 1 comment
Plus: The Warren Street reconstruction project moves eastward; new tenant for the former Haus nightclub space; "FBI" shoot; celebrating Betty Carter and Fat Tuesday's; 45 Park Place is a quarter of the way up.
Popular vlogger Casey Neistat has opened a three-level "factory" (as in Andy Warhol's): "Maybe the reason why creator community in NYC sucks so bad is because it's not centralized. What if this can become the space for all creators?" / 19 comments
Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold