What was discussed last night: Swing dancing at Duane Park, sidewalk cafés at Petrarca and City Hall, the New York Academy of Art, and codifying what the committee tends to find acceptable regarding liquor-license applications. / 1 comment
Plus: John Allan's Tribeca has reopened; food-themed bike tours; the answer to last week's "Where in Tribeca...?"; 5 Beekman scaffolding. / 2 comments
Plus: 56 Walker back on the market (for twice the price); fake shopping for summery decor.
Plus: Affordable housing at 89 Murray; history of a lamppost; Pan Latin now at Fulton Stall Market; when BPC was a beach; BPCA issuing $300 more in bond debt; Vietnamese food in FiDi. / 3 comments
The Department of Transportation has evidently—and unilaterally?—decided to close the block of Franklin that's directly in front of Pécan. Why? The answer has two wheels. / 18 comments
Plus: TOAST Art Walk gallery; postponement for the Butterfly; Denny's is moving forward; website for the Leonard; White & Church auction; where to buy old photos of Tribeca? / 3 comments
Plus: Playwright Jon Robin Baitz; "Million Dollar Listing" and the Marble House; law firm heading to Brookfield Place.
Plus: More on the old Mercantile Exchange building; losing money on Tribeca real estate; police blotter.
Plus: Pier 25 playground to reopen next weekend; East River Ferry to use larger boats; Pier 26 restaurant progress; a heck of a First-Time Tuesday deal at Cosmopolitan Café.
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (Update: The answer has been posted.) / 5 comments
Plus: Dylan Prime should reopen by fall; no human remains found alongside 9/11 plane wreckage; 48-story apartment building coming to Fulton; Courtyard by Marriott. / 3 comments
Sounds like an inside job which then felt like not a good idea. — Sandra / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
What I find most shocking in this story is not that cars with keys inside would be stolen but that... — K / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
What a dumb move by real estate agents- not just leaving keys in his car but his client’s car?? Wonder... — Tribeca RE mom / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
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