Plus: Has Serafina postponed its liquor-license hearing?; "for rent" sign spotted at the former Tara of Tribeca space; site-specific dance performance on the Lilac; Torly Kid's spinoff travel service.
Plus: The economics of film festivals; Wyeth and its owner, John Birch; hit-and-run driver to face prison time; looking back at the city's first railroad line; push-polling incident gets weirder. / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside the Beekman hotel's atrium (and update on the restaurants); discounted co-ed classes this Sunday at Aqua; Margaret Chin responds to push-poll incident; light sculpture at Patrick Parrish. / 5 comments
Plus: Kid gets head stuck in fence; possible home for the "Sphere"; visitors to World Trade Center observatory far below forecast; FiDi arcade proponents deny posing as councilmember; Wavertree returning early; subsidizing artists.
"We're looking for artists with some footprint showing where they're coming from, but also traversing boundaries," says Nina Levent, co-founder of the gallery on N. Moore. "Most are mid-career artists who have done major things in their careers. But for a lot of them, we're the only U.S. representation."
Plus: A new serialized novel about Tribeca; Serafina needs to get to know its new neighborhood better; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer; outrigger regatta and luau. / 2 comments
Plus: The 11 Howard hotel is open; more on Kung Fu Tea; a hand-painted dress at Front Art Space; another Franklin Street building is on the market.
Plus: Signage up for Hank's Juicy Beef; Chambers Street souvenir kiosk appears to be closed; Dance with Miss Rachel confirmed its new studio; Apexart on the proposed US-Mexico border wall. / 3 comments
Plus: Sweetgreen will no longer serve bacon or sriracha; sleazy "push-poll" technique used by arcade plan supporter; why 3 World Trade Center is being built that way; Wounded Warriors to roast a pig in front of a FiDi mosque; why you shouldn't rob someone on an escalator; other thefts. / 3 comments
Plus: Bluemercury opens this Friday; the new home for the sculpture of a soldier on horseback; "Friends" trivia night; About Coffee on Sullivan. / 4 comments
Plus: The Worth Street reconstruction project has officially begun; dinner for two at tiny art gallery; Western Spirit moved across the street; concern about the W. Broadway jazz pop-up. / 2 comments
Plus: Drawings of the restaurant coming to the former Ivy's Bistro space; Liquor Store artwork; Racines NY also participating in Taste of Tribeca for the first time.
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