Plus: West Street Promenade maintenance resolution; wishing One World Observatory was free for 9/11 locals; Battery Park City resident is poorer but happier; racehorse-owning Tribecan. / 3 comments
Plus: Battery Park carousel lit up; Tribeca Cinemas building for sale; funky new building at Nassau and Fulton; woman hit by bus. / 2 comments
Plus: News Corp. and 21st Century Fox inch closer to 2WTC; 111 Murray tower to be a bit shorter; Irish Hunger Memorial designer's inspiration; Citi Bike thefts. / 1 comment
Plus: Sugar-daddy website leads to trouble; lighting strikes 1 World Trade Center; bartender rescues guy who backflipped into the East River; tourists getting scammed at the Staten Island Ferry; iPad stolen from school. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more.
The views are amazing! The rest of the experience, however.... / 15 comments
Plus: Suicide at 1 West; analysis of loft sale at 249 Church; Imagination Playground's water spouts.
Plus: South Soho Sicilian restaurant opening soon; Battery Park City author; a bus hit a badly driven car on Sixth Avenue.
Plus: Homes with "safe rooms"; Battery Place Market's Nepalse staffers' fundraising drive; "Law & Order" fans are reviewing Manhattan Criminal Court online.
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