Plus: One World Trade Center solves its glass problem; Tribeca artists' country house; PayPal's pop-up product; doubling down at River Lofts; dissecting a sale at 335 Greenwich; Batman to film on Wall Street this weekend.
Coming soon. Plus: A mystery bar and/or restaurant; Chris Rock drops out. / 10 comments
"I saw a piece on CNN.com that says a monument to the special forces soldiers who attacked the Taliban after 9/11 is going to be installed on private property directly across from Ground Zero on Veterans Day. But where?" —Nicole UPDATE: Now we know.
Not to mention Joseph Cotten, "Troop Beverly Hills," Deborah Needleman, and a lot of art.
The Carsten Höller show opening tomorrow is totally worth going AboCa for, especially if you like things like big slides, isolation tanks, and upside-down goggles. / 2 comments
Plus: Laughing Man café and François Payard Bakery opening today/tomorrow (or not); more rooftop gizmos; a private gallery goes public; CB1 meeting relocated.
The interior designer has an exhibit coming up. Plus: Inside Tribeca Loft Tour; shiny benches; Langdon Florist; Russell Brand on his visit to Occupy Wall Street, which is also attracting the homeless; Square Diner.
Plus: Chamber-music salon at Le Pain Quotidien; Liberty Street conversion comes back to life; new FiDi community group. / 2 comments
Possible Park51 permutations. Plus: Batman to shoot at OWS?; Earl's Court opening date; Cuomo and his strong-arm move of the St. Nicholas church; New York Cares; a sale at 9 Murray. / 1 comment
The coop has been flown. Plus: New gallery; when kids are trick-or-treating; zombie novel book club. / 2 comments
Plus: Warren Street sukkah; Dana Faith jewelry event; digital agency Firstborn moves to Tribeca; and two new books.
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