It's a New York City nightmare, along with falling air conditioners and subways stuck mid-tunnel. Fortunately, no one was hurt. / 5 comments
Plus: Holiday record and CD sale; 70 Vestry is growing fast; what 1st Precinct drivers are afraid of; "Layers" art show. / 12 comments
Plus: Efforts to save a fabulous FiDi sign; sweet story about a coffee-cart vendor; injured hawk rescued in Hanover Square; map showing language usage around here. / 4 comments
Plus: New identity for Brushstroke's sushi counter; more neighborhood thefts; man attacked subway operator; John Street Church celebrates its 250th anniversary. / 2 comments
Plus: Start dates for brunch and breakfast at Augustine; World Trade Center mall's holiday light show; Ward III doesn't look much closer to reopening; David Weeks Studio's Brooklyn sale; 101 Warren sidewalk shed. / 9 comments
Plus: Video of the whale in New York Harbor; carpet and furniture designer Lucy Tupu; woman fends off thief at subway station. / 3 comments
Plus: Opening forecast for chef Eiji Ichimura's new restaurant; Macao Trading Co.'s new chef updated the menu; 9/11 Museum and Memorial lost $25.2 million in its first year; forthcoming exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Plus: Thom Browne store confirmed; Ronnybrook is taking a winter break from the Tribeca Greenmarket; pretty restoration on Broadway; Ziploc art. / 9 comments
Plus: Sway has reopened on Spring; selfie ban; Shigeru Ban penthouse update; how to reserve at Lalo; new café/shop on Grand. / 8 comments
Plus: Renderings of the West Thames bridge now under construction; auto-service advice; the top of 19 Park Place; photographer Alexey Titarenko. / 4 comments
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.
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