Allegedly. Plus: Christmas tree vendors hit with rent hike; Regal Cinemas projector smokes during "Star Wars" screening; dubious real-estate renderings; another possible contender for Sheldon Silver's seat.
Plus: Broadway clothing store closing; Bond New York's Tribeca real estate office has closed; a café explains its C grade; "John Wick 2" shot here again; suitcase security; "Where in Tribeca...?" unsolved. / 5 comments
When I started this series, there was enough street art for a post every few months, then every six months; now it’s once a year, if we're lucky.
Plus: Maman starts brunch service this weekend; the Django now has an early-bird night; Jeff Zimmerman show at R & Company; please just do the survey so we can all move on. / 6 comments
Plus: Using 460 Washington to explain the 421-a tax abatement; Howard Hughes's new Seaport District plan (also, it bought the Peck Slip Best Western); Trinity Church ticked off an artist by moving his sculpture; Rector bridge elevator semi-fixed; shoplifters steal gum, threaten stabbing; Woolworth Building in Harry Potter spin-off. / 6 comments
Plus: Three free Maple meals to be handed out; made-to-order food at Kaffe 1668 South; Local Roots NYC has opened a brick-and-mortar outpost at the Seaport; Fulton Fish Market art show; persimmon correction; a gripe about Eataly. / 3 comments
Plus: New sculpture installed at Finn Square; finally some visible progress at Serafina; where to find good hachiya persimmons; Manhattan Youth toy and clothing drive; pre-K on Reade Street. / 7 comments
Plus: Brookfield Place fixed the Santa situation; some construction/painting is happening inside Best Market; lingerie store opening on Franklin; arrow sculpture coming to Capsouto Park; new salon on W. Broadway in Soho; MasterCard shoot. / 10 comments
Plus: Estela spin-off looking very far along; Room sample sale; Tribeca episode of "The Affair" aired; peek inside a vacant Chambers storefront; infrared aerial photography show; butterscotch pot de crème. / 1 comment
Plus: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" trailer; Salvatones Christmas concerts; the pronunciation of Thames Street; Poi Dog Pondering concert; recycling plastic bags. / 9 comments
Discussed at last night’s meeting: The new sculpture coming to Albert Capsouto Park; the noisy new exhaust vent at Tribeca Tower on Duane Street; Ann Benedetto's work on a Tribeca Alliance; proposed newsstand outside P.S. 234. / 2 comments
Plus: Trees being planted on W. Broadway; Kamakura Shirts opens at Brookfield Place this week; trans.LUXE sale; 1 World Trade Center emergency response exercise; Soho Photo shows.
22 years living on that block, never saw one local on that line. — Josh Bank / New Kid on the Block: Meadow Lane
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As an IPN resident I was so excited about Meadow Lane opening that I even applied for a job but... — Annette / New Kid on the Block: Meadow Lane
The over/under is 20 months. — Downtown Dad Reborn / Lines out the door and then some for Meadow Lane
I do miss The Harrison. I don't really see this place lasting as a 'grocery store' and it's certainly not... — Andy / Lines out the door and then some for Meadow Lane
Great interview! Thanks! The whole Mamdani campaign and victory is kind of incredible. Thanks for profiling a key player in... — Lincoln / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
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