Plus: New FiDi school will open at least three years late; a Tribecan bringing serious coffee to Midtown; new restaurant opening where Soho bar Milady's was; Rockaway ferry to launch on May 1. / 1 comment
"I found these cars parked behind Stuyvesant High School last Thursday. This area used to be a car-free haven. I find it dismaying that there are cars there, particularly by the water." —H. / 9 comments
Plus: New Con Edison transformer being installed two nights next week; Jack's Stir Brew Coffee confirms Reade Street café; locally known restaurateur involved with popular spaghetti donut; Broadway condo progress; El Ad's disrespect for the neighborhood. / 3 comments
Plus: Photos of the new Nobu in FiDi; renovation at Lower Manhattan's only hospital; Canal Street topper approved; Tribeca Ball photos; antiques at Gary Graham; top daiquiri; CB1 feeling ignored by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. / 5 comments
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: A second try for the Roc space; beer-and-wine license for the Truffles convenience store; Khe-Yo sidewalk seating; changing the direction of Beaver Street; new windows on Worth Street; much more. / 4 comments
Plus: Remembering artist James Rosenquist; the future of the grand bank lobby at 49 Chambers; another Augustine review; FDNY toughens anti-hazing rules after incidents at a Tribeca firehouse.
Plus: The dangerous situation at Washington and Watts; more painted asphalt on Franklin Street; Vivi Bubble Tea has opened; another Broadway store for rent; makeup inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat. / 16 comments
Plus: Bouley Test Kitchen appears to be moving; the city's free wi-fi service is set to expand below Worth Street; Department of Education posting lead-test results for area schools.
Plus: Why the NYPD doesn't enforce the no-truck rule on Laight; Babesta is merging its Tribeca stores; no sign of progress at Bouley's next location; Roc served with eviction papers; David Weeks Studio sample sale today.
Plus: Hugh Jackman film shooting here; Holland Tunnel traffic mess; Urban Archaeology's new showroom has opened; more on the kids' store coming to Greenwich Street; demolition on W. Broadway; "Law & Order: SVU" is back again. / 6 comments
Plus: Prominent Canal Street topper can't clear the Landmarks Preservation Commission; arrest made in series of FiDi bar thefts; Rockaway ferry to be the first of the new routes to launch; "Breaking Bad" pop-up restaurant. / 6 comments
The Battery Park City Authority released its first proposals for increasing flood resiliency. The biggest changes are to Wagner Park, which will get a reconceived pavilion and a footbridge, but there will also be new walls and other barriers throughout the neighborhood.
I have known the owners for 20 years. We are friends from Mexico City....they would never allow that ....the post... — reality bites / A report of tampered drinks at Casa Carmen
The BPCA funds this itself. It is not city money. — Tribeca Citizen / The plans for the reconstruction of Rockefeller Park
The Metropolitan Museum costume Institute has an exquisite collection of not only complete examples of Miyake masterpieces - They possess... — Elaine Smollin / Issey Miyake will close store after 24 years
I am a long-time critic of the counterfeit, illegal street vendor mess on Broadway from White to Canal. ICE arresting... — TheBlackSquirrel / In the News: More ICE on Canal Street
It's extremely unfortunate. That store added to the "now long lost" combined creative and neighborhood vibe of Tribeca. Most of... — P / Issey Miyake will close store after 24 years
The Row is taking over the store early next year, according to Puck's Lauren Sherman. — Elizabeth / Issey Miyake will close store after 24 years
Doesn't surprise me. Walking by it I don't think I have ever noticed a customer inside; just bored looking clerks.... — George Bacon / Issey Miyake will close store after 24 years