Plus: Politicians rally against the Battery Park City Authority's security shift; inside designer Ghislaine Viñas's loft/studio; FiDi film crews; "Money Monster" trailer; "Sphere" sculpture update.
Plus: Monsters on Lispenard; Good Stock launches office delivery; progress at the Flea's new theater; phone store closing; jazz contest winners in concert; street-photography exhibit. / 1 comment
Plus: There is a system to the sidewalk markings; color test on Franklin Street; Louise Brooks film screening; update on the big rental building on Hudson; Carine Roitfeld's headquarters. / 2 comments
Plus: North End Grill's bistro pop-up; a photo project about breast cancer survivors; Warren Street conversion; a theory about why cops park on the sidewalk; Soho's neglected trompe l'oeil mural. / 1 comment
Plus: Janet Delaney's 1980s photos; licorice history on N. Moore; discussing Oregon pinot noir; Battery Park City couple opened a tearoom; Fulton Center video; Trinity Church sells Hudson Square stake; bank robbery. / 1 comment
Plus: Another peek inside Best Market; Art in General's new location; a message from Mariachi's; poetry night at Pen Parentis. / 1 comment
Plus: City Hall restaurant's farewell note; changes to Pier 17 and Tin Building plans; Leonard Street handcuffs; new sign for the Palm Tribeca.
Plus: ICE NYC fitness studio opening date; exhibit of Nicky Nodjoumi paintings; "Blue Blood" shoot; applicants wanted for the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board; how do we get buildings like 10 Bond? / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside Best Market; Gunbae wants a 4 a.m. liquor license; two more chain restaurants in Hudson Square; could the former Aloha Rag store become a restaurant?; used Christmas tree for sale. / 1 comment
Plus: "Stink" shoot in Battery Park City; Irving Farm's Fulton Center café opens next week; an unsatisfying visit to Leather Spa; huge new retail space on Reade; what's Current at Church and Canal? / 5 comments
Plus: The reskinning of the Verizon building on Pearl has begun; backpacks prohibited at Regal Battery Park; a complaint about the Christmas tree vendor on Greenwich; activity at a Chambers retail space; Soho Photo shows. / 17 comments
Plus: The story behind the Gothic building on Lafayette; theories about City Hall's closing; city to close office that coordinates Lower Manhattan's endless construction projects; nail polish theft; new underground espresso bar; Grandma's House reopened in Brooklyn; Jacob Riis photos.
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