Plus: Gwyneth Paltrow price-chopped her loft (and added photos to the listing); the grand banking hall at 49 Chambers; Community Board 1 is reorganizing its committees; FiDi Indian restaurants; bridges said to be structurally deficient.
Also on Community Board 1's March agendas: Reversing the direction of Jay Street; new building on White Street; new bar atop 100 Church?; too many street-fair permits; FiDi bike lanes; Citi construction; Five Boro Bike Tour; Warren Street Dog Run; much more. / 2 comments
Plus: Community Board 2 is planning a meeting about the Holland Tunnel traffic mess; digging at 100 Franklin; another poke restaurant; new building on Fulton; "Law & Order: SVU"; travel agent recommendation. / 8 comments
Plus: Still no activity at Greenwich Street hotel site; Artisan event at Stillfried Wien; the big pit that is 30 Warren; painting exhibit at Steven Amedee; cracking the cheese. / 1 comment
Plus: "Sphere" sculptor Fritz Koenig died; Dean & DeLuca on Wall Street said to involve a diner; the Bayonne Bridge. / 2 comments
Plus: A pretty renovation on Canal Street; Over the Rhine playing City Winery; a salon shifts downmarket; Battery Park City's new garbage cans.
Plus: Netting extended at the Battery Park City ball fields; update on the Duane Reade pharmacists whose store is closing; utility work at Tribeca's Cornerstone; Reade Street retail space mystery; a late Tribeca artist's show at David Zwirner. / 3 comments
Plus: The New Yorker visits Taryn Toomey's fitness class; 3 Hearts Café at Tracy Anderson's studio; questions about resiliency funding; phone snatching and other thefts. / 1 comment
Plus: Poke restaurant on Lispenard is hiring; 100 Franklin construction; Le Relais de Venise looks close to opening; ugly Subway shop on Broome closed; Janovic still hasn't recovered from its collapsed ceiling; 1st Precinct meeting. / 1 comment
Plus: The Empire State Trail will connect Buffalo and the Battery; Governors Island sues over shoddy construction; street art inside 4 World Trade Center; Doctors Without Borders is moving to FiDi.
When I posted that a property owner on Franklin Place had told me the street is privately owned, there was some question as to whether that was the case, along with a suggestion that I look into it. / 4 comments
Plus: The history of 116 Duane; thief steals electronics and brownies.
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