I figured I'd never have reason to go to Roosevelt Island again, but that was before architect Louis I. Kahn's monument to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his "four freedoms" opened last year. / 4 comments
Plus: Joy Gryson sample sale starts today; American Flatbread is now delivering; participate in the world's largest bhangra dance; Loft Tour correction. / 1 comment
At the Hudson River Park Trust board meeting, Nicole Vianna learned about the number of responses to the Pier 26 restaurant RFP, good news about median upkeep, plans for a three-lane lay-by along Pier 26, and more.
Plus: Bikers on the rampage; fencing the lawn at Washington Market Park; free geraniums. / 14 comments
Plus: Mysterious parachutists near the Goldman Sachs compound; man arrested for carrying samurai sword; Khe-Yo review. / 2 comments
Also on the Community Board 1 agendas for October: Desbrosses bar; Smashburger opening in FiDi; proposed rooftop addition for the Atalanta on N. Moore; P.S. 234 crossing guard; Chase Manhattan Plaza explanation; a chance to see inside 4 World Trade Center.
If you've never had the talk warning your kids, for Pete's sake, do it now. / 28 comments
Plus: A broker with three stalkers; Occupy Wall Street lawsuit blocked; Seaport Museum ship open; Daniel Squadron for public advocate. / 3 comments
All good New Yorkers know they’re not supposed to bother celebrities, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tweet about spotting them out and about. / 1 comment
Plus: Construction cat pregnant; Stuyvesant pool not reopening to the public; app recommendation; new courthouse pavilion. / 2 comments
Plus: Scoop and Judith & Charles coming to Battery Park City; Ritz-Carlton for sale; "grab and go" at 1 World Trade Center; whisper listing on Laight; Tunnel to Towers Run; storing your fashion. / 2 comments
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood