250 WATER PLANS APPROVED BY LANDMARKS
At 25 stories, the building is twice what is allowed by the current zoning in the Seaport Historic District. It will net 70 affordable units.

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BATARD IS OPEN AFTER A LONG SLEEP
The Nieporents’ first Tribeca restaurant –– opened 36 years ago — will be back this week; Tribeca Grill opened last week and is adding a more robust sidewalk scene.

CANAL STREET OYSTERS IS CLOSED — ONLY TO RETURN
It seems the charming newcomer will be resurrected after all with a new LLC behind it.

SEEN & HEARD
Tribeca Gallery Walk this weekend. Plus federal legislation to limit helicopter noise; Goldish is back open; Fred Astaire is holding classes again.

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
If you need a little local fauna in your life, stroll down to Rockefeller to see the little guys, who are still smaller than the average carp. But there is also a bit of a fledgling flap as well…

COMMUNITY BOARD AGENDAS FOR MAY
It feels like spring. An OG might be expanding, seems like some Tribeca classics are being reactivated; and congestion pricing is on the agenda.

CB1 MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE ONLINE FOR NOW
The staff will return to the office at least four days a week as of today, along with other city agencies, but meetings will be remote for now and maybe hybrid forever??

PHOTOS OF 9/11 TAKEN FROM 310 GREENWICH
A grand nephew finds a series of snapshots — see post #2 as well — taken from a south-facing balcony at IPN of the collapse of the World Trade Center and its affect on the neighborhood below.