Plus: How 1 World Trade Center functions as a lightning rod; night construction approved at 30 Park Place; Saks Fifth Avenue real estate deal; jellyfish in the Hudson; little league champions. / 1 comment
Plus: Dinosaur Jr. headlines free music festival tomorrow; Pier 17 in rubble; Hudson Eats reviewed; Greenhouse nightclub has a new plan; noisy loft; giant Rubik's Cube on the Hudson.
The sidewalk café drama continues, with permits discussed for American Flatbread, Maxwell's, Dahlia's, and a big one at Dylan Prime. Plus: T. Kang Taekwando. / 1 comment
Plus: Washington Market Tavern opening date; IPN storefronts all being vacated?; new delivery-only sandwich business; stopping buses and trucks from using Laight; peeking inside Añejo and Baked; Battery Park path; 84 Walker. / 3 comments
Plus: Photos of the original Hedwig and from the "Rocky Horror" film shoot; 30 Park Place selling well; police blotter; Mr. and Mrs. Smith work out. / 2 comments
Plus: No hotel at 346 Broadway; Battery Park City Authority's general lack of community representation; drones in Rockefeller Park.
Plus: Fashion designer Stacey Bendet moving to Tribeca; street closures for July 4 fireworks; new pop-up shops at the South Street Seaport; man beaten with bat in FiDi; Kittichai closing, turning Italian. / 1 comment
Plus: 50 West pricing; World Trade Center congestion frustration; the construction of the Citigroup building; Stuyvesant seats getting replaced.
And/or a subterranean bar? Also on July's Community Board 1 agendas: An update on plans for the former Dean's space; Cafeteria's liquor license; the final plan for Bogardus Plaza; more.
Plus: De Blasio balks on dealing with helicopter noise; bus clocks; Red Hook ferry; the Flea; the New York Times vs. Tribeca.
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