Including how it got its name. Plus: De Blasio vows to remove Canyon of Heroes plaque; Tribeca loft with peek-a-boo holes; more WeWork in FiDi; footage of last night's lightning storm. / 1 comment
Plus: Buddy Bowzer portrait; local artist Cybele Kadagian featured in 60 Hudson window; the Grand Banks sister boat bar at Brooklyn Bridge Park; 3 and 4 World Trade Center. / 3 comments
Plus: Cheetos pop-up review; Scott Glenn practices martial arts here; Suitsupply is tripling down on Brookfield Place; Greenwich Street storefronts for sale; FBI agent hurt in grenade accident; the Sphere is in Liberty Park; shiny FiDi rendering; Ann Street's eponym.
Plus: Ecco is open again; a neat atrium skylight at 403 Greenwich; FiDi tower sketch; activity above the Diane Von Furstenberg store at Brookfield Place; checking out Pier 17 from the water.
Plus: Broadway building for sale; Verizon outage (and what to do about it); garden store coming to Grand; muffins made from recycled juice pulp; Sola Pasta Bar opening soon in Soho; Tribeca Film Festival to launch a TV event. / 9 comments
Plus: Former city councilperson Alan Gerson is considering running for Squadron's seat; crystals and the people who believe in their power; Made Nice restaurant review; 56 Leonard and Mariah Carey. / 1 comment
Plus: NYC Ferry working on new Lower East Side and Bronx docks; man arrested for climbing 71-story crane; taxi driver died in his car in Soho; Jungsik's new dessert tasting menu; Neely & Chloe's design studio; exhibit of coins depicting black historical figures. / 2 comments
Plus: Ice cream cones swathed in cotton candy; Tribeca shop now carrying Christina Lehr's line; Jay Street storefront for rent; condo sales office. / 38 comments
Plus: The history of a Laight Street building; Soho's dire retail situation; Action Carting's safety record; the argument for East River bridge tolls, congestion pricing, and more. / 5 comments
Plus: Chelsea Manning is living in Tribeca; candidate announced for Squadron's seat; more renderings of Greenwich Street hybrid tower; Tribeca Film Festival dates.
Plus: Signs to discourage cyclists from using the Battery Park City Esplanade; Sushi Azabu opening in a Miami Beach Marriott; more on Squadron's decision to resign; Otto Penzler's life; a rash of bike thefts; the Tribeca apartment of an advertising executive.
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: 101 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: 101 Franklin / 250 Church