Plus: Is the American Apparel store on the ropes?; Pookie & Sebastian signage; paying homage to a lost jazz shrine; earmarking donations to the Tribeca section of Hudson River Park.
Plus: Demolition in full swing; funky old sign on W. Broadway; Citigroup drill; Saks Fifth Avenue signage; "Doubt" TV shoot; Broadway storefront activity. / 11 comments
Plus: Dunkin Donuts gets an ugly new look; Lev Grossman and other writers at the Pen Parentis salon next month; Leonard Nimoy tribute; looking for a sublet. / 2 comments
Plus: Tribute to a window washer; inside the World Trade Center Transportation Hub; changes to 7 Harrison and One Chase Manhattan Plaza; Duane Park swing dance party.
Plus: The former Harrison space; Rachael Ray and the Twin Towers; Battery Park path and restroom restored; Apexart show about architectural miniatures; shopping event rescheduled. / 3 comments
Plus: Photos of landmarked New York City interiors; drug cops cause parking problems; Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel closures; Evening Bar reviewed; 1st Precinct chief is transferred; Port Authority returns to World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Plus: Another window washer fell three weeks ago; keeping track of the delis we have left; Mulberry & Vine lets you put an egg on it; Art on Paper fair moved to the East River. / 2 comments
Plus: Petite Abeille is renewing its sidewalk café?; northeast Tribeca's jazz renaissance; Brookfield Place emergency-response exercise; Piranesi exhibit at Jonathan Burden.
Plus: Timeline for the latest big Broadway condominium; Henrybuilt opening on Crosby; is N. Moore conversion stalled?; "Where in Tribeca...?" still unanswered; R & Company exhibits; a rave for "Hedwig." / 4 comments
Plus: Activity in the former Harrison space; terrific sculpture show; Wednesday Greenmarket starting up again; workers spotted at 280 Broadway; Shelter Chic pop-up; more Joan Armatrading; pretty Issey Miyake exhibit. / 3 comments
(Or at least their new movie is.) Plus: Joël Robuchon to have coffee bar, treats; fake bar for "Person of Interest" shoot; the windows at 30 Park Place; help two kids out; gallery changing name; Cheryl Hazan show. / 2 comments
And Hudson to follow in June. Plus: Municipal Art Society comes out against Seaport tower; Tribeca real estate overview; historic ships hoping to dock at Pier 25 and the South Street Seaport; Cheryl Hazan mosaics. / 1 comment
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