It cost less to build. Plus: Park Place tower moves forward; big new Starbucks on Broadway; art collector Martin Z. Margulies; band of youths allegedly attack Seaport woman; outer-borough politicians oppose East River tolls; St. Nicholas church presentation. / 4 comments
Plus: What's happening in the former Rheanne White salon on Jay Street?; Spartina restaurant opening in L.A.; World Trade Center oculus roof; best practices for responding to gun-wielding maniacs; Hands On! instrument sale. / 2 comments
Still unconfirmed, though. Plus: Maman and Two Hands look closer to opening; Community Board 1 to discuss unauthorized changes to Tribeca Tower's plaza (and the annoying exhaust noise); how to get a photo of your dog with Santa. / 15 comments
Plus: Four Seasons restaurant isn't coming downtown; elected officials protest the Battery Park City Authority's security shift; missing Sheldon Silver; Citi executive admits accepting construction-related bribes. / 4 comments
Plus: A second Matt Bernson store; inside the corner window at W. Broadway and Worth Fountain Pen Hospital holiday expo; the Battery Park City Authority's public meeting schedule. / 7 comments
Plus: American Cut opening in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; two potential candidates for Sheldon Silver's seat; efforts on behalf of Federal Hall.
"And why is the POW flag with it? (It kinda looks like the ISIS flag—are we missing something?) And who makes these decisions?" —E. / 1 comment
Plus: What's next for his seat in the state assembly; FDNY rescued an injured red-tailed hawk near the World Trade Center.
Plus: "Inverted Warehouse-Townhouse" on the market; Community Board 1 agendas now include Cipriani traffic and a rooftop addition on Jay; Friends of Bogardus Plaza's "Holiday Sing" event.
Now at Brookfield Place. Plus: More on the mall's holiday light installation; Westfield World Trade Center tenant Jones the Grocer has rebranded; M5 bus route change. / 2 comments
But which one? Plus: The Sterling Mason's deep canopy; more on that Worth Street fire; an update on new Brookfield Place stores; a movie about the pressures boys face. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1’s December agendas: Four Seasons liquor licenses; booze at Tartinery and Le Pain Quotidien; Peck Slip design concepts; M5 bus route change; Hank's Juicy Beef; Capsouto Park public art; Tunnel to Towers run; Pier A public seating; fecal contamination in the Hudson River. / 3 comments
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