It's worth a (2 mile) walk up to the Flatiron to catch Hugh Hayden's installation titled Brier Patch -- up till May 1. / 4 comments
A contestant from the May 13 episode works at a Tribeca coffee shop. Where is it? (Answer now posted) / 2 comments
Two years to the day since the city shut down for the pandemic. Plus a sidewalk cafe for L'Abeille; Sing for Hope piano concerts at the Oculus; a fundraiser for Ukraine at Sapar Contemporary.
Plus a public building closed to the public; wayfinding in Chinese in Chinatown; living next to Taylor.
Marcus Samuelsson interviewed Henrik Lundqvist at Tiny's. Plus the sun comes out on Greenwich; Morgenstern's wills serve booze; Taste of Tribeca tix are on sale.
Plus Church Street will honor Lisa Ecklund-Flores and Tom Goodkind; Mongolian paintings at Sapar Contemporary; paint while drinking. / 4 comments
Plus Jazz at the Poster Museum starts up again; Manhattan Youth and Tribeca Dental Studio collecting goods for refugees; Jay Z on the war on drugs.
A show at Jack Hanley imagines a grim future. Plus an NFT vending machine; running for Ukraine; REI workers unionize.
Plus Whole Foods goes dark for a few hours; Tom Otterness explains his work in BPC; Mimi Park at Lubov Gallery. / 12 comments
Plus Oscar Howe at the Museum of the American Indian; Girl Scout Troop 6000 selling cookies at the Seaport; last chance to apply to CB1. / 4 comments
Plus the Amazonification of Whole Foods; a Tribeca Peds gallery; Tin Building close-ups. / 6 comments
Plus a local artist redefines a true NYC souvenir; Mardi Gras at BPC; mask mandates loosening at city schools.
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: 100 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: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building