Plus an arrest is made for hate-crime assault at Franklin Street station; Russell Simmons sells his Fidi penthouse at a discount; new gallery comes to Walker Street. / 3 comments
An artist collected public apologies as a social experiment in the '80s, papering Tribeca with posters meant to attract criminals -- or anyone who had something to apologize for. / 2 comments
In the opposite of a Tiny Desk concert, 3 WTC is hosting live streamed concerts from the 79th floor as part of an effort to keep musicians afloat. / 1 comment
Plus R & Company launches craft retrospective; a red tailed hawk surveys her domain; Lola Tribeca is out diamond hunting.
The governor proposes a memorial to essential workers in BPC; plus commercial rents are falling in Soho; new Chinese fast casual in Fidi. / 3 comments
The latest memorial pushed through by Cuomo memorializes the 3000 victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017. / 3 comments
Regal Battery Park is still on hold till the state allows movie theaters something better than 25 percent; The Roxy Cinema will open in April in the meantime. / 2 comments
Plus flags fly half mast at the Oculus; OK Uniform dresses for spring; more on the electric dandelions at the Seaport. / 6 comments
Plus Priority Bikes gets its 15 minutes at the Golden Globes; Vietspot is open in Fidi for indoor dining; 9/11 Memorial Run/Walk is on for April - wherever you are. / 7 comments
Only in Tribeca would you get a dulce de leche hamantaschen, a pop-up synagogue in a parking lot and a Purim wine tasting event on Zoom.
The Downtown Alliance engaged Kamau Ware of the Black Gotham Experience to explain the Black history behind some Fidi sites. Use it as a walking tour. / 2 comments
Art alerts: the Seaport has a series of exhibits up now; plus cook with the Museum of Chinese in America online; the Children's Museum of the Arts will hold its auction online.
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: 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