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
Can you believe it has been six months since Sandy? It may still be chewed up, but many of the businesses that make it special are back. / 4 comments
Plus: Great old liquor store doomed?; Japanese speakeasy coming to Tribeca; fire at Tribeca Blu hotel; Axl Rose looking for apartment; Bikini Bar revised dates; 95 Franklin analysis. / 9 comments
Plus: Desayuno and almuerzo at Los Americanos; sandwich shop reopens; Citigroup plaza changes?; film shoot; Blumberg's moved; 17 Harrison; Loopy Doopy reopens; Gateway Plaza bike-rack protest; Tribeca Park sculpture; Franklin Place sales office; Walker break-ins. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Liquor license for Denny's; P.S. 150's proposed move; Hamptons export Tutto Il Giorno; Upper East Side export Gina La Fornarina; 60 Collister rooftop pergolas; Downtown Connection; sexy shoeshines.
Plus: Dylan Prime auction; Bikini Bar's summer plans (juice bar!); another thought about the Citi Bike racks; five-and-dime at Cosmopolitan Café; Loopy Doopy pushed back; coming up at Soho Photo. / 7 comments
Renowned hairstylist Rheanne White—who lives in Tribeca—has chosen a spot close to home for her first salon. It'll be at 14 Jay, and it'll have 10 chairs.
Plus: Floral designer closes up his shop; John Allan's finally reopens; Everyman Espresso is taking over Bikini Bar; "Girls" filming in the neighborhood; Chambers degradation; 56 Leonard. / 2 comments
Plus: The final part of 1 World Trade Center's spire; Woolworth Building images and history; Matt Bernson expansion plans.
Know anything? Plus: Construction finally set to start at vacant lot on Chambers; Telepan signs a lease; Five Boro Bike Tour; another Radio Shack bites the dust; DeRose Method Tribeca event. / 2 comments
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?