REDRAWING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINES?
Crain’s reports that the Court of Appeals ruled in December that the map used for the 2022 elections, which was drawn by a court-appointed special master, was only temporary and cannot be used again in 2024. The deadline is Feb. 28 to come to some sort of resolution. From Crain’s: “Vulnerable incumbents include Dan Goldman, whose seat spanning Manhattan and Brooklyn was created as a result of last year’s chaotic redistricting process and could be in for changes if Democrats get to redraw lines. Goldman won the seat by fewer than 2,000 votes in 2022, and could face progressive challengers again next year.”

DECORATING FOR THE COLOR BLIND
The Times has a feature on an apartment, which I believe is in 101 Warren, decorated for a real estate developer who is color blind and so can appreciate pure, bright colors like blues, reds and yellows. From The Times: There are “shelves finished in fiery red lacquer… a red lacquered coffee table made by Francesco Balzano… a royal blue chair by Max Lamb, made of polystyrene covered by a rubber polymer, and a resin stool by Floris Wubben coated in blue-and-purple epoxy.”

COOKFOX Architects

TOWERS COMING ACROSS FROM PIER 40
Not Tribeca, but on many of our routes: two luxury towers are coming to the site just north of Houston on the river across from Pier 40. Yimby reports that they have broken ground. “The $1.25 billion complex will consist of 29- and 36-story towers rising 400 and 450 feet, respectively, and will yield an undisclosed number of condominium units and commercial space on the lower levels.”

SPOTIFY CUTTING A FIFTH OF ITS WORKERS
This news is a month old but Spotify, which has space at 4 World Trade Center, is cutting a fifth of its workforce, which adds up to about 750 workers. A pal told me they have already cut back on their office space, subleasing it after folks did not come back to the office. Crain’s reported that this is the third round of layoffs announced by the firm this year.