Plus: Possible spa on Chambers; Barry's Bootcamp closed for renovation; prayer arrangements for taxi drivers; "Final Fantasy" art exhibit. / 7 comments
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
Plus: Domino's closed for renovations; Swiss In situ's inaugural show will be about zines; postal-services shop closed; signage for YogaSpark; "Falling Water" is back again.
Plus: The waterborne evacuation of Lower Manhattan after 9/11; South End Avenue arcade meeting; burglar steals samurai sword; man robbed of glasses and calculator; Eurotrash millionaires; Racked ending its New York City site. / 2 comments
Plus: Pre-renovation show at Cheryl Hazan Gallery; Paula Poundstone and more on the Schimmel Center's upcoming slate; blood drive; funky new building's underpinnings.
Plus: Three other stores that pulled out of the World Trade Center mall; Community Board 1 wants the Sphere out of Liberty Park; Black Tap on the Lower East Side; China Blue owners to open Williamsburg restaurant. / 1 comment
Plus: A restaurant-ish space in northwest Tribeca; Independence Plaza North retail; something opening in the former Kiki de Montparnasse store; Foals concert shoot; Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Project town hall. / 3 comments
At the International Center of Photography's new museum on the Bowery, where the first show is about privacy and public visibility, the curators really packed in the art. Plus: There's an outpost of Maman. / 1 comment
Plus: Graffiti Earth temporarily closed; checking in on the Flea's new building; exterior window shades; City Winery organizing a big music festival in Queens. / 2 comments
Plus: Yoga for bros; a report on City Vineyard's soft opening; forecast for the Schnipper's fast-food restaurant on Church; "Billions" is back again.
Plus: The former Pearl Paint building is looking good; Rag & Bone signage on N. Moore; JR's Ellis Island kids also showing up in the Village; Tracy Anderson's temporary home. / 1 comment
Plus: Questions for the Battery Park City Authority; construction worker electrocuted at Citi building; Port Authority to vote Thursday about moving the Sphere sculpture to Liberty Park; emerging artists at Governors Island.
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: 101 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: 101 Franklin / 250 Church