Tribeca’s own 10007 came in number 5 on Bloomberg’s annual richest zip code list, leapfrogging 17 places over Short Hills and Boca Grande, and earning a place in history: the first time a Manhattan zip code busted into the top 20. / 6 comments
The fourth (and maybe final?) image in a series of hopeful messages found around the neighborhood. Though this may be just too easy... / 4 comments
Plus Wall Street Run & Heart Walk rejected; obit for J. Crew's Liquor Store; Formula 1 driver sells his *other* penthouse; Shane Smith unloads his place on Desbrosses / 1 comment
The family and friends of Imogen Roche, the local teenager who died last year, have started a fundraising campaign that aims to "save lives by empowering teenagers to support one another in times of crisis and change."
It’s Election Day in February! So if you want to Instagram your “I Voted” sticker, get out there sometime between 6a and 9p to cast your vote for public advocate. Here's a summary of the city's news on the subject. / 5 comments
The third in a series of hopeful messages found around the neighborhood: the pineapple, the symbol of hospitality, welcome and friendship. Or, as my sister learned the hard way, left upside-down in your shopping cart it is the universal symbol of swingers. / 4 comments
Who else but a New Yorker could find their tires slashed and their phone stolen out of their hands on the subway in one day? / 10 comments
In short, the whole system is going digital, paper placards are going away, and the NYPD will no longer have to police its own. / 7 comments
Plus Harvey Weinstein's office at 375 Greenwich sells; the luxury market dips; FiDi's studio-rich housing stock makes it the focus of what Streeteasy calls the "singles tax." / 3 comments
This is not written in stone but in steel. It gets trod upon by the foot and the wheel. (That's all I got in the tank for rhyming. Take it from here if you know the answer.) / 5 comments
Plus road closures on Duane and Warren; Yuh-Line Niou up for Emily's List award; playing catch up on local fashion. / 2 comments
The city has changed its mind on the location twice, but now seems set on demolishing the Tombs at 125 White as well as 124 White in order to build one giant detention center to hold 1,500 prisoners. / 6 comments
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: 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