Plus: Eataly shifts space away from food; Grand Banks extended its season; a meeting about storm resiliency; above-the-law behavior from someone in the state attorney general's office; fixing the error at the Jewish Museum; film/ad shoot. / 4 comments
Plus: The Woolworth Building unsheathed; NFL meetings this week at the Conrad to discuss anthem rule change; cyanotype exhibit; shoot on Hudson. / 1 comment
Plus: More on the recent Styrofoam snowstorm; Community Board 1 to convene a housing subcommittee; Charlotte Gainsbourg is living in Tribeca.
Plus: The lineup for City Vineyard's singer-songwriter series; another cryotherapy outfit opens tomorrow; local Greenmarket with a wider variety of produce; White Street storefront. / 2 comments
Plus: Inside the Compleat Sculptor store; "Tribeca Rooftops" painting; Cortlandt Alley building for sale; the Modigliani show at the Jewish Museum. / 2 comments
Wilbur's Warehouse is run by the Wilbur Ware Institute, "dedicated to preserving the history of jazz as seen and experienced by the innovators and master musicians who created, perform, and perpetuate the art form. / 7 comments
Plus: Progress at Au Cheval restaurant; a shipping service opened an office on Duane; Downtown Community Center benefit concert for hurricane victims; sorrel drink update; "Bull" shoot.
Plus: Rem Koolhaas to design New Museum extension; ICP Museum is leaving the Bowery; actors Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie live in Battery Park City; hook-up steals man's watch; Park Row bike path angst. / 3 comments
When I started this series, there was enough street art for a post every few months, then every six months; now it’s once a year, if we're lucky. / 3 comments
Plus: Activity reported at dormant hotel site in northwest Tribeca; R & Company's pop-up exhibit of art carpets; 91 Leonard started getting windows; a doorman's parking privilege. / 1 comment
Plus: The sexual-harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein; FiDi school has a "comfort dog"; Cuomo created a panel on congestion pricing; Battery Park City's needs.
Plus: The backward street numbers on Reade; the inconsistency of Tribeca addresses; where to donate items for Puerto Rico; another F/A-18 flyover; Paris Review reading at Aesop. / 5 comments
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