Plus: The sidewalk shed at Independence Plaza; fireworks tonight; Tunnel to Towers run is this weekend; Newark airport buses now leaving from Hudson Square; feminist kitsch at R & Company. / 5 comments
Plus: The spa at the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown; peeking down into the 100 Franklin construction pit; a novel (if temporary) view of the Oculus; ad shoot; a screening of Andy Warhol's "Blow Job." / 5 comments
Plus: The Cosmopolitan Hotel's name change is complete; Hot Rod has left his corner (but Canal Rubber lives on); Nelson Blue restaurant is now Kiwi Cuba; Lloyd Cole in concert; the Submerge marine science festival. / 1 comment
Plus: The city council voted down Pret a Manger's Chambers Street sidewalk café; The Bedford not opening in FiDi; new Chinese fast-casual restaurant; one new phone store, maybe two; Cassini art show; a pair of television shoots. / 2 comments
Plus: Church Street storefront only available for two-year lease; Pearl River Mart is opening a store in Chelsea; the World Trade Center Greenmarket; Conception art show; advertising shoot. / 1 comment
A huge contemporary L.A. gallery has chosen Lispenard Street for its first New York City outpost. / 1 comment
Plus: What "farm fresh" means to Amazon; the new street art in front of Gotan and Terra; WeWork has leased in another Tribeca building; "virtual conversations" with Holocaust survivors. / 2 comments
Plus: BMCC's swimming pool is finally going to reopen; ball field padding replaced; Franklin Street art; why DanceBody didn't open; city council candidate filed complaint against Chin; "La La Land" and Harry Potter outdoor film screenings; White Street renovation reveal; mysterious storefront; Barbara Kasten art show. / 6 comments
Plus: Israeli fashion pop-up on Greenwich; no reopening date yet for Bar Cyrk; "Sphere" sculpture finally unveiled at Liberty Park; dance studio for adults opened in Tribeca; matching donations for "Tribute in Light"; what looks like an Adidas store on Sixth Avenue; exhibit of fashion illustration.
Plus: Bulletproof Coffee closed after just three months; glimpse of the balconies at the funky new Franklin Street building; street art on Lispenard; lost pet. / 1 comment
Plus: Video of a firefighter climbing up to the roof; buildings reduced to a pile of rubble on W. Broadway; boutique confirmation on Broadway; shoots for "Law & Order: SVU" and "PSA." / 6 comments
Plus: The tragic history of a northwest Tribeca building; Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan lives here; three generations of Inuit art. / 2 comments
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It IS sort of weird, but remember that drone shows are often constructed so you can only make out the... — J / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
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I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren