For the third summer, I’ll be spotlighting little aspects to life here that I love. Up first: Action!
Plus: Photo of cat burglar damage; Bikram Yoga NYC follow up; plans for the Mimi's Cafe space; Bigger Little Place; Aaron Neville, Lisa Loeb, Dar Williams; "Dead in August"; Distilled cooling off. / 5 comments
Plus: Spring Studios building flipped; city takes over Seaport Museum; historic ship needs grant; another FiDi conversion?; Merchants Hospitality has a bunch of new restaurants.
Plus: Hudson (and N. Moore) construction to kick up again; Underground Railroad history; actor Steve Schirripa's home; Community Board 1's Michael Levine; solar aircraft flight.
Plus: Helicopters flying in formation tonight; counterfeit law proposal; 1 White Street; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer; Texan Tribeca.
Plus: Colgate clock away being repaired; Century 21 basement fire; Statue of Liberty reopens; Rockaway ferry extended; Historic Front Street residents justifiably unhappy; pie thickeners.
Plus: New rendering of Brookfield Place; Hudson River Park reaches out; subscribe. / 1 comment
Plus: Cops and firefighters acting above the law; sales on menswear and wine. / 7 comments
Also up for July on the Community Board 1 agendas: Tribeca bike lanes; a new restaurant on Chambers; Four Seasons construction update; Tribeca Landmarks Districts; Hudson River Park; Shinola party; Anotherroom; Smyth; more. / 7 comments
Plus: Tribeca history recap; 24 Hubert Wines profile; Australian coffee in FiDi; remembering James Gandolfini.
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
We went from ‘too many empty storefronts’ to ‘too many unlicensed smoke shops’ to ‘🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯’. That feels like progress to... — Jason / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
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