Plus: A peek inside Tetsu restaurant on Leonard; Anthropologie signage; new street markings outside the Balloon Saloon; bus question; ghost sign appearing on Broadway. / 10 comments
Plus: Whale spotted near Liberty Island; reviewing proposed changes to Wagner Park; Battery Park City Authority needs to find a new sailing school for North Cove Marina; more thefts and a ticket seller gets beaten with a cane.
Using documents obtained by Edward Snowden, the Intercept has deduced that the AT&T Long Lines Building houses "a controversial NSA surveillance program that has targeted the communications of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and at least 38 countries." / 3 comments
Plus: Chef Ichimura is said to have left Ichimura at Brushstroke; new 9/11 Tribute Center landlord playing the 9/11 card; helipad lawsuit.
Plus: Cars driving on the sidewalk to get around barricades; professional portrait sessions at Cos Bar; Pearl River Mart's signage; hachiya persimmons. / 15 comments
Plus: Two-alarm fire with no fire alarms; Tribecan is the subject of a contempt order.
Plus: Local politician's open letter to Donald Trump; a couple's apartment search ends in FiDi; an Army lieutenant colonel who lives in Battery Park City.
When patrons of a Tribeca restaurant harassed three women passing by, threatening to grab them they way Donald Trump would, the restaurant's staffers reportedly told the women to calm down and let the men enjoy their meal. / 37 comments
Plus: More on the Taylor Swift shrine opening next week; Tift Merritt concert; clarification about La Colombe and Chobani; the NYC Street Tree Map; Arlo hotel's bar. / 1 comment
Plus: Local politicians protest a big Nike store in Soho; more condos opposed to Battery Park City Authority changing South End Avenue without input; federal government to reassess maps that affect flood-insurance rates. / 11 comments
Plus: A comforting message on a day of despair; local source for exotic herbs and microgreens; construction of St. Nicholas church's dome has begun; McDonald's is closed for renovations; Buenos Aires perfumer opening on Crosby. / 1 comment
Plus: Discussion about possible changes to Wagner Park; a rare chance to see one side of Trinity Church.
"Anti-Elizabeth" - you are aware Elizabeth is a common name, right? I'm not the same person who was posting earlier.... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
There was a short time, several years ago (maybe 10 yrs ago?), when Reade Street changed their parking rules. If... — KC / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
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