Plus: Helicopters flying under the Brooklyn Bridge; new opening forecast for Maharishi's shop on Lispenard; the underside of the FDR Drive is being painted lavender; Franklin Street paint job; Spring Street Park; new Seaport shops and gallery.
Plus: More details on this week's military maneuvers; Grand Banks merchandise; New York Academy of Art's Open Studios event is tonight; more Peanuts murals; helicopter tourism's unknown economic benefits.
Moreover, the city is considering moving "Charging Bull," too. / 2 comments
Plus: Comedy night at 1803; progress at building at Canal and Greene; Murray storefront still available; paintings at A+E Studios. / 3 comments
Plus: Chipotle and Blaue Gans have reopened; Peanuts murals by various artists; bubble tea shop now open on Chambers; celebrate mushroom sustainability at Graffiti Earth; when Grand Banks will start serving food; "Big Bank Attack" shoot.
The store will have at least 29 registers. Plus: Grand Banks opens Friday for drinks; Cass Lilien's note to the thief who burgled her studio; thoughts on a first visit to Frenchette; free paper shredding at Duane Park; Anyway Café on Broome; Barney Savage Gallery show. / 5 comments
Plus: The Ghostbusters firehouse is completely revealed, but one of the sidewalk icons is gone; Taste of Battery Park City is this weekend; "Ray Donovan" shoot; W. Broadway condo update; 3 World Trade Center's hoist is nearly removed. / 3 comments
Plus: Where to eat duck around here; Bar Works founder, accused of Ponzi scheme, appeared in court; actor Steve Schirripa's Sunday routine; free drama.
Plus: Another Starbucks; poems to magically appear on rainy days; the new building at Washington and Desbrosses (and musing about what comes next); "The Good Fight" shoot. / 1 comment
Plus: What's happening in the old Maserati showroom; hair-removal salon on Duane appears open; sidewalk seating at Khe-Yo; enforcing the rules for semi-public spaces; yoga studio finally gets signage; "Tape" shoot. / 1 comment
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
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
They have absolutely killed one of the most iconic views in the western hemisphere. — Bynorthemore / The First Real Look Inside Pier 17
You uncharacteristically don’t really say what you thought of it (“dramatic” can go either way). I realize it was a... — Hudson River / The First Real Look Inside Pier 17
Those helicopters are from the 160th special operations aviation regiment. They are the best helicopter pilots in the world. The... — Jim / Military Helicopters Scare Lower Manhattan
These helicopters are military. They are part of the 160th SOAR, the US Army’s Special Operations Aviation Regiment. These pilots... — BKR / Military Helicopters Scare Lower Manhattan
The Long object on the front of the helicopter is not a gun. It is a fuel line and connection... — BKR / Military Helicopters Scare Lower Manhattan
Good work Erik! — Robert Ripps / Seen & Heard: Teens Attack Battery Park City Man
Yep, but I don't know whether those are Parks Department restrooms or Seaport District ones. — Erik Torkells / The First Real Look Inside Pier 17