Plus: Missed opportunity at the 9/11 Memorial; the Sphere sculpture waits to be unveiled; Park Place sidewalk shed seems to finally be coming down; more eclipse photos; Canal Street Market event to benefit Guatemalan girls. / 15 comments
Plus: Sweaty Betty opening date; Flour Shop bakery on Lafayette; clothing boutique on Broadway; "TMF" shoot.
Plus: One city council candidate skipped a debate, and another never voted until last year; Chanterelle chef's seafood class; aircraft flyover; "Gotham" TV shoot; more on the big "Instinct" shoot. / 4 comments
Plus: Buddy Bowzer portrait; local artist Cybele Kadagian featured in 60 Hudson window; the Grand Banks sister boat bar at Brooklyn Bridge Park; 3 and 4 World Trade Center. / 3 comments
"We're opening a new space on White Street," emailed R & Company co-founder Zesty Meyers. "Would you like to come see it?" / 1 comment
Plus: Cheetos pop-up review; Scott Glenn practices martial arts here; Suitsupply is tripling down on Brookfield Place; Greenwich Street storefronts for sale; FBI agent hurt in grenade accident; the Sphere is in Liberty Park; shiny FiDi rendering; Ann Street's eponym.
For my money, no Tribeca lobby beats 140 Franklin, where architect Aldo Andreoli commissioned murals from Sol LeWitt when the building was converted in 2000.
Plus: Pediatric office closed; signage for the Cheeto restaurant pop-up; a talk by schools chancellor Carmen Fariña; "Ocean's 8" is shooting in the area again today; group show at Lubov. / 6 comments
Plus: NYC Ferry working on new Lower East Side and Bronx docks; man arrested for climbing 71-story crane; taxi driver died in his car in Soho; Jungsik's new dessert tasting menu; Neely & Chloe's design studio; exhibit of coins depicting black historical figures. / 2 comments
Plus: The next big construction project in northwest Tribeca; the Holland Tunnel in 1946; 111 Murray's resemblance to a kitchen utensil; "Instinct" TV shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: Ecco says it should reopen next week; Schnippers is trying out a new concept, Thunder Bun; that huge air conditioner outside McDonald's; restaurant tag sale; "Love & Obsession." / 1 comment
Plus: Ecco is still closed; cryotherapy at the Sweaty Betty store; the plaza at 56 Leonard; "Ray Donovan" shooting here today; broken windows.
There was a short time, several years ago (maybe 10 yrs ago?), when Reade Street changed their parking rules. If... — KC / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses