Plus: Nightclubby Mykonos restaurant opening in Battery Maritime Building; why 5 Beekman isn't being called the Temple Court Hotel. / 3 comments
Plus: Demolition on West Street; new stop sign in FiDi; Gustafer Yellowgold concert; funky vegetalia; free yoga at Bogardus Plaza; bright yellow Marriott.
The karaoke bar on Murray was the subject of a heated discussion, as was the ever-inconsiderate behavior of Sazón's patrons. Also debated: the nightclub on W. Broadway, a new Irish pub on Warren, Japanese food on Chambers, and more. / 3 comments
Plus: Demolition on Washington; "Demolition," the movie; new Japanese restaurant on Chambers; Liberty Park photo; "Miniaturist" author appearance; Baked book; a pair of Seaport events. / 8 comments
The combined garden and plaza will have an elevated wooden platform, a new entrance in the northeast, better lighting, and egg-shaped seats that reference the neighborhood's history as the butter-and-egg district. / 6 comments
Stylish shops and restaurants, decaying industrial buildings, plenty of street art, young people.... It's everything you want from an afternoon in mid-gentrification Brooklyn. / 3 comments
Plus: White Street restaurant opening dates; 30 Park Place penthouse floor plans; hope for quieting the ferry horns; another Diane von Furstenberg store; Anna Deavere Smith.
Plus: Half of New Amsterdam Market's board resigned; affordable housing initiatives; 9/11 spreadsheet rediscovered; Seaport ship update; R train tunnel may reopen early; cyclist hit-and-run; Jane Pratt. / 2 comments
Plus: Saturday lunch at Brushstroke; September 11 street closures and parking; Lilly O'Briens opened in its new space; more Big Belly recycling units downtown; ink on paper. / 3 comments
Plus: Don Hill's is being reborn; why the WTC Transportation Hub is a mess; the war over the WTC's Tower 5, a.k.a. the old Deutsche Bank site; ambulances dawdling on way to Battery Park City; Alex Birkenstock. / 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