Plus: Cortlandt Street subway station not opening for years; terra cotta angels on Nassau; Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber sued; 125 Greenwich tower construction starts; Chinatown karaoke bar Winnie's to close. / 7 comments
And Hudson to follow in June. Plus: Municipal Art Society comes out against Seaport tower; Tribeca real estate overview; historic ships hoping to dock at Pier 25 and the South Street Seaport; Cheryl Hazan mosaics. / 1 comment
Plus: A local Academy Award winner; why the Armoury is temporarily closed; new tenant for Laight Street storefront?; this month's 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; Desbrosses demolition. / 6 comments
Plus: A marvelous email about the restaurant that used to be at Greenwich and Hubert in the 1980s; did you lose a ring outside Whole Foods?; party with Harvey Keitel. / 4 comments
Plus: More on the Supermarket; Fulton Stall Market now open at the South Street Seaport; naming suggestion for West Thames Bridge. / 3 comments
Plus: Where the South Street Seaport proposal stands now; more on the idea of tolling East River bridges; Lower Broadway finally getting nicer; Sheldon Silver's school overcrowding task force; new musical about young people; FiDi hotel pipe burst. / 1 comment
Plus: Firefighters at Tiny's & the Bar Upstairs; burst pipe on Greenwich; update on Christina Lehr's shop; Downtown Little League; Belle Reve menu. / 11 comments
Plus: Woman hit by SUV at Greenwich and Duane; Warren Street loft analysis; novelist Peter Carey; East River freezing over.
Plus: 250 West penthouse sold for way under ask; South Street Seaport air-rights purchase; World Trade Center name rights settlement; religious exemptions for vaccinations. / 4 comments
Plus: Sixth Avenue's permanent sidewalk café; where the criminal summons court is ending up; Hudson loft analysis; another Merchants restaurant; girls' softball team gets funding.
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