Plus: How public commenting went at the Battery Park City Authority; Zucker's is about to open its third outpost; the effects of no-tipping policies; tunnel repair to affect 2/3 train service. / 12 comments
Plus: Crane operator blamed for accident; the history of a Reade Street building; local politician on housing affordability; Armoury profile; past and future thefts; Pedro Almodóvar's apartment. / 1 comment
Selling home goods, apparel, and plants. Plus: Architects moonlighting as artists; Community Board 1 to talk about a new plan for street vendors; permits for the indoor space on Governors Island.
Plus: Tutto Il Giorno is now open for weekend brunch (with entertainment for the bambini); eyesore newsstands; Citi's renovation is underway in earnest; Il Lee prints at Art Projects International. / 9 comments
Plus: Downtown Alliance's founding chairman, Robert Douglass, has died; night-vision cameras at Battery Park City ball fields; pop-up caviar restaurant; Gateway plaza tenants accuse landlord of fraud; Larry Silverstein is moving downtown. / 2 comments
Plus: City Council committee approves Pier 40 deal; resident who attacked postal worker was acquitted; school overcrowding is not getting better. / 3 comments
Plus: Landmarks Preservation Commission nixes Canal Street topper; UPS employee accused of stealing Apple products; Wagner Park flood protection; the New York Post defends FiDi. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Lispenard's poke restaurant; preliminary Pier 26 design; the Five Boro Bike Tour; proposed newsstand outside Whole Foods; sidewalk shed collapse; Wagner Park; Barilla restaurant; much more. / 14 comments
Plus: Lower Manhattan is crowded; the World Trade Center mall's relative lack of holiday decor; parents unhappy with school bus service; remembering Edward Albee; forthcoming Pier 40 vote; how Downtown Alliance's head spends Sunday; another Two Bridges mega-development. / 10 comments
Plus: Bartender's "sex party" case against Club Remix was dismissed; how to apply for the community board; Cheryl Hazan art exhibit; best T-shirts ever.
Plus: Tribecan digs through garbage for lost wedding rings; rough Cut review; more on the cat rescuer; the new name for Sway lounge; lots of thefts; state senator Daniel Squadron on how to get involved.
Plus: The new cross in Liberty Park; Landmarc vs. Landmark; new signal at Chambers and West Street; the Brooklyn Bridge Beach is stalled; hotel rooftop pop-up.
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
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
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar