Newsletter: Nov. 14

100 FRANKLIN: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
The Landmarks Preservation Commission is insisting on changes to the design for the proposed building.

TAKE THAT, CHICAGO
One World Trade Center is officially America’s tallest building, if you count the antenna/spire. (Photos courtesy Albert C. Lee.)

IN THE NEWS
••• 11/12: City not budging on criminal court and probation office. Plus: Vesey pedestrian bridge coming down; City Hall construction will never end; human remains lead to a new plaque; 142 Duane analysis; Battery Park City Authority budget; ball field lights.
••• 11/13: 4 World Trade Center photo essay. Plus: Cuomo has 36 hours to decide about Hudson River Park air rights; an ode to Square Diner; big law firm signs at Brookfield Place; another neighborhood New Yorker magazine cover.

BIG RENTAL BUILDING COMING TO HUDSON STREET
You know that long, single-story, brick building on Hudson, just above Canal? Where Ace Gallery and Skylight Studio were? It’s been demolished. Its replacement will be 12 stories, with at least 200 rental apartments.

POP IN TO THE CULLEN MONTGOMERY POP-UP SHOP
The Cullen Montgomery pop-up shop is back at 110 Duane through Nov. 23. It’s full of wonderful gift possibilities, both for other people and yourself. You’ll find decorative items from furniture to throw pillows to glassware to art, much of it vintage and/or with a bit of holiday spin. The shop is open daily so stop by soon! 110 Duane is between Church and Broadway. Sponsored.

GOODBYE TO THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA?
Robert Collins of Lure Fishbar in Soho is applying for a liquor license for the Churrascaria Tribeca space. (Note: The Community Board 1 meeting where this was to be discussed was last night; look for a report on TribecaCitizen.com later this morning.)

THE END IS NEAR FOR ANTARCTICA
The bar on Hudson, that is. And there goes another bit of interesting New York….

SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/11: Tribeca Grand nightclub. Plus: Hudson Street sidewalk; Flywheel Sports; China Blue restaurant; 4 World Trade Center ceremony; Baked’s beer/wine license; NYC Elite considering a move; Rolling Stones pillows.
••• 11/12: Rupture on Hudson Street. Plus: Ice rink update; 174 Duane rooftop addition; looking for a restaurant job?
••• 11/13: Lispenard mystery. Plus: What Tribeca was like in 1983; Keanu Reeves film shooting here; no start date for 403 Greenwich; MTV pilot.

HAVE YOU MET MY HUSBAND?
Adam and I have an announcement to make.

 

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