Plus: Street closure for a private party; actors' union bake sale to protest Tribeca ad agency; Soho salon hosting a talk about Jane Freeman's miniatures; Preschool of Sciences update; a cautionary tale. / 17 comments
Plus: New toy store, Starbucks, and benches at the World Trade Center mall; Laughing Man staff pays tribute to Hugh Jackman; much-needed traffic island installed; painting exhibit. / 10 comments
Plus: Cookbook by the chef of Estela and Café Altro Paradiso; cheap fence around 111 Murray; textile art; Pen Parentis's November literary salon. / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside the bar under construction on Worth Street; Mmuseumm exhibit is now a book; eighth shoot in seven-day period; Burger King's Halloween special.
Plus: Opening forecast for Whitmans restaurant on Hudson; renovated 49 Chambers revealed; Philly Pretzel Factory opened; a seventh shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: Construction of Citi's ferry dock is underway; Church sidewalk nears completion; a peek inside Chipotle; the Jeff Koons sculpture is being refurbished; 111 Murray's hoist is coming down.
Plus: Grand rooms at former banks now for private use; more on the Bronx Museum of the Arts incubator; local thefts.
Plus: A better look at the new 440 Washington; 101 Warren's sidewalk shed partially removed; car accident in reverse; Cast Iron House's granite sidewalk; 56 Leonard artwork tipped over; Blue Park Kitchen open in FiDi. / 9 comments
Plus: The 1st Precinct's new Neighborhood Coordination Officers; World Trade Center Greenmarket to move indoors; Louie Anderson stand-up; "Bucket o’Blood Cabaret" at the Flea.
Plus: "Fearless Girl" sculpture to go to Europe for a while; largest Royal Navy ship is in town; "Fiddler on the Roof" extended one last time.
Plus: Funky lighting at 56 Leonard; fancy Japanese barbershop in Soho; new bike pod in FiDi; "Little Shop of Horrors" screening and Q&A with director Frank Oz. / 2 comments
Plus: The former Ritz-Carlton hotel was sold; Stephen Mueller's "funny, radiant, sexy, quasi-abstractions"; Todd Solodnz's play at the Flea.
Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church