Plus: Falafellas opening in FiDi; Cloud Gallery is open; photography exhibit at Steve Amedee Gallery; agenda additions for Community Board 1 Seaport Committee. / 2 comments
Plus: Appeals court rules in favor of photopeeper Arne Svenson; a visit to Toni Morrison's loft; Port Authority subpoenaed over awarding of 1WTC observatory concession; Maiden Lane public space. / 2 comments
Plus: Observatory ticket snafu; fireworks tonight off Liberty Island; new Beekman tower's zig-zag windows; Conception art show; one hell of a shopping cart. / 7 comments
"There's a space on Lispenard with 'Untitled' in the window. Is it a gallery?" —A.
Plus: New rendering (and construction update) for Peck Slip School; stylish Whisper Editions shop in the South Street Seaport; Ming creative agency to open Peck Slip "store"; a book of life advice from successful people; Fulton tower rendering. / 5 comments
Plus: Absurd megamansion plans on Franklin Street; Bradley Cooper's real-estate hunt confirmed; "Dream House" art installation might move to Chelsea; Downtown Alliance's tech-industry headquarters. / 4 comments
Plus: Modell's said to be expanding, not moving; wedding dress company relocating here; 66 Reade restoration; death row art exhibit; "Good Wife" shoot; go buy flowers. / 3 comments
But most of Le District is not. Plus: Cobblestones get scalped by bike path; Babesta's bandanna bibs; North End Grill winemaker dinners; Il Lee's prints; 39 White restoration. / 1 comment
Plus: Modell's sporting goods rumor; Boomerang Toys Easter egg hunt; inside the Jungwon raincoat pop-up; new FiDi hotel's façade lights up like a clock; Underground Railroad tour; Good Stock soup. / 3 comments
Plus: $104 million and ten years to fix Pier 40; Battery Park City mail facility to close; 40 Worth storefront play; tax relief for yacht owners. / 3 comments
Plus: Landscape designer Signe Nielsen; rendering for 27-story Stone Street hotel; 50 West's grand restaurant plans; a Battery Park City family's neighborhood app; Industry Kitchen to open on East River; the Flea's new artistic director.
Plus: Grand Banks guys to restore a historic oyster barge; Chambers store for rent; stuntperson rappelling here next week; signage for Amada restaurant at Brookfield Place. / 5 comments
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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