Plus: Turkish bakery Simit + Smith has closed; the TV show "Bull" is back for more filming; up next at Alexander and Bonin; OpenTable issues. / 1 comment
A new show at R & Company riffs off—and rips up—the American flag in "a powerful statement from our design community." All profits go to the ACLU.
Plus: The other restaurant opening on Park Place; a rare peek inside the ground floor of 60 Hudson; Arlo hotel retail space for rent; Soho Arts Network's Downtown Culture Walk includes two Tribeca galleries. / 10 comments
Plus: Spring has sprung at the Saturday Tribeca Greenmarket; storefront revealed at W. Broadway and Worth; disruptive construction on Broadway; painting classes; Lexus ad shoot. / 4 comments
Plus: CVS rumored for Hudson Street; union members wielding air horns; Tetsu menu items previewed; Starbucks at the World Trade Center mall; Downtown Community Center introduces Glide Fit classes; Sapar Contemporary group show. / 7 comments
Plus: Peeking inside the restaurant coming to the former American Flatbread space; liquor store continues to wind down; art installation at the Winter Garden; "Nosy Neighbor" assistance required. / 3 comments
Plus: Peeking inside the restaurant coming to the Cercle Rouge space; best-ever use of a sidewalk shed; American Apparel's Soho store looks iffy; state senator Daniel Squadron's community convention.
Plus: Open studios at New York Academy of Art; Verve Wines is opening a West Coast store; Earth Day rally this Saturday to protest Trump's agenda; 60 Hudson's non-Tribeca "Tribeca" signage. / 3 comments
Plus: Complaining your way to a Whole Foods gift card; 70 Vestry's upper façade is being applied; stratigraphy show at Steven Amedee; Bogardus Plaza drawing; the brawny statue banished from City Hall Park. / 3 comments
Plus: Ever After kids' clothing store is open; Kestè not ready yet; WeWork to launch a Tribeca hive; Thomas Sayre show at Cheryl Hazan; another Brooklyn Robot Foundry outpost. / 6 comments
Plus: Parking-placard vigilante; a brief placard census in Tribeca; 12 Warren neighbor lashes out online; Soo Im Lee at Art Projects International; checking in on the new building at Canal and Greene. / 10 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