In what I would say is a good customer service move, the Department of Buildings now has an interactive map that allows you to see active after-hours permits.
There's a massive crop of new restaurants on the horizon -- mostly from tested brands -- as well as two new parks, new ballfields, and big changes for the Seaport District. / 3 comments
A list of the 25 posts that received the most traffic over the last year of the decade, including noteworthy people, places and happenings -- and some squirrels. / 7 comments
A quiet month at CB1 does include an update on the giant townhouse planned for 11 Hubert, a sidewalk cafe for Sweetgreen on Chambers and a whole bunch of closures for street fairs. / 3 comments
Plus a new sandwich shop on Park Place and the new grab-and-gos coming to the Oculus for 2020. / 3 comments
Plus an interview with the owner of Soho Trees; Mother Cabrini is coming to Battery Park City; Rafael Viñoly building is nearly complete at 125 Greenwich. / 3 comments
Plus Tribeca MedSpa adds a Flatiron location; retail or restaurant coming to 111 Murray; the DOT seems to be using holiday-themed boots. / 2 comments
Plus the second annual Tribeca Party; Walt Whitman's poetry installed at new public plaza on Pearl; a book signing at Luv Michael.
'Tis the season to welcome a new non-profit to the neighborhood: at Luv Michael on Walker, autistic adults produce specialty granola that is sold in dozens of stores across the city and beyond.
Plus Frenchette expands to Rock Center; an analysis of the Soho and Noho rezoning proposal; cutbacks to the stops on the Downtown Connection shuttle. / 2 comments
Plus plans for Christmas Day at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; action at last at 11 Sixth at White/Walker; what looks like guerilla video advertising at Warren and West Bway.
The data storage firm DataGryd now has eight floors of 60 Hudson where it stores 15 megawatts (that's a lot) of power. It also has some stellar views of the neighborhood. / 3 comments
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Happy to lend our gallery space if useful for any of the groups. — Hal Bromm / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
Olio e Piu is in a phase of frantic expansion. That almost always ends badly. — J / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Nonna Dora's is such a lovely addition to the neighborhood and we go there often, both with family and friends.... — TM / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Love it! So glad to have in the hood. The food is great. Decor is funky interesting. And Nicola is... — Amy S / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
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