Plus: Gallery guide to Soho and Tribeca; unsolicited proposal for a Hurricane Sandy memorial fountain; World Trade Center Greenmarket to return; TriBattery Pops album goes viral in France; "A Chorus Line." / 1 comment
Plus: Hummus in dessert flavors; Rick Moody at Pen Parentis's next salon; Madeline Denaro painting exhibit; a lesson in bird language; neat shot of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. / 1 comment
Plus: Proposal to tax developers to fund schools; finding takers for the Liberty Street bridge panels damaged in 9/11; woman attacked at Growler Bar; motorcycles stolen.
Saxophonist Isaiah Barr says that his band, the Onyx Collective, will use the space for rehearsals and to broadcast its show on the online radio station Know-Wave. / 1 comment
SAPAR Contemporary "aspires to bring together visual artists and creative minds of all disciplines: scientists, engineers, architects, performers, musicians and perfumers."
Plus: Q&A with artist Alexis Rockman; the conversion of the former New York Stock Exchange office building to rentals; chef Daniel Rose. / 3 comments
Plus: Exhibit of work by longtime Tribeca artist Tom Shannon; Jay Street retail space for rent; Starbucks opens another branch on the same block; Hudson building being converted to condos; Classic Car Club's interesting new location.
Plus: Wichcraft's new branding revealed; fireworks off Battery Park tonight; activity in former Bond real estate office; Hudson Yards tower visible in the distance; Blue in Green expansion; Walker Street retail space; "Law & Order: SVU" yet again. / 5 comments
Plus: Todd Merrill store on Lafayette has sort-opened; the former Ivy's Bistro space has gone under the plywood; sculpture show at Patrick Parrish; Ooh! Shoes is closing.
Plus: When did Bubby's stop being open 24 hours?; 11 N. Moore upgraded its garage doors; Bloomberg's Tribeca Film Festival trailer includes closed businesses; more World Trade Center updates; pizza box gets ahead of itself. / 2 comments
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
And in other World Trade Center news: Opening date for the first Oculus store; some outdoor spaces will be for arts programming; all of the shops expected to be open seven days. UPDATE: More WTC news about the performing arts center and subway connections came in from the FiDi Fan Page. / 8 comments
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
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
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I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
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