Plus: An endorsement of Christopher Marte; thefts, including one at gunpoint; rave review for Ato restaurant; Spring Studios to become Fashion Week hub; artist Rosalyn Drexler. / 5 comments
Plus: Tribeca Art+Culture Night is coming up; Landmarc's reinvention as an event space; new restaurant at the Trump Soho hotel; 91 Leonard from the west; the sales office in the former Matsugen space; counterfeit vendors in curb cuts; two-tower building at the Holland Tunnel. / 5 comments
Plus: A report on the debate that Chin skipped; rundown on the candidates in the city council race; sightseeing ship caught fire; young couple desperate to flee the honking near Holland Tunnel; Pierre Yovanovich at R & Company. / 5 comments
Plus: BMCC's swimming pool is finally going to reopen; ball field padding replaced; Franklin Street art; why DanceBody didn't open; city council candidate filed complaint against Chin; "La La Land" and Harry Potter outdoor film screenings; White Street renovation reveal; mysterious storefront; Barbara Kasten art show. / 6 comments
Plus: FDNY confirmed that the fire started in Pho King's ductwork; Tribeca radio personality arrested for fraud; Jay Street condo conversion after allegations of toxic mold; video of the city council candidates; Frenchette would seem to be delayed; St. John's Terminal project has been sold.
Plus: Councilmember Margaret Chin wants to be able to tinker with zoning; developer gets construction loan for lot it just cleared; St. Nicholas church secured a lease with the Port Authority; noodle house to reopen on Bowery. / 1 comment
But that doesn't mean it won't be torn down. Plus: Mulberry & Vine got renovated; mini golf tournament on Pier 25; NYPD continues to park illegally; Swiss Institute appears to have left; Church Street vape shop has opened; Quick Cryo clarification.
Plus: Tribeca restaurants in the 1980s; Hundred Acres restaurant in Soho is no longer; shrimp farmer at the Tribeca Greenmarket; Deustche Bank said to be interested in the World Trade Center; INColour interview. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Parking in north Battery Park City; update on Buddha Bar; an apparent change at the Paris Café; turning a FiDi street into an open-air mall; new Chinese restaurant; more. / 1 comment
Plus: Video of a firefighter climbing up to the roof; buildings reduced to a pile of rubble on W. Broadway; boutique confirmation on Broadway; shoots for "Law & Order: SVU" and "PSA." / 6 comments
What caused the six-alarm fire that raged through 111 Church last night? / 25 comments
Plus: The tragic history of a northwest Tribeca building; Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan lives here; three generations of Inuit art. / 2 comments
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
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