All good New Yorkers know they’re not supposed to talk to celebrities, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tweet about spotting them out and about. Or hoping to, anyway.
Plus: A rave for Shigure; Aqua Studio; old South Ferry subway stop reopens; Hale & Hearty back in business; Cat Power. / 1 comment
It's a little Vegas—or at least what I wish/imagine Caesar's Palace would be like, all marble and mod forms. And it sure looks like money was spent. But the plaza will be closed in rainy weather: The marble floor is too slippery to risk a lawsuit. / 3 comments
The folks from Spring Studios New York invited me to see the under-construction facility at 50 Varick from the inside (and on the roof). Given the proposed stipulations on the number and size of events, I'm even less sure what the opposition could be at this point. / 5 comments
Plus: Pier A progress; Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour; South Ferry station; Euphoria Spa; Hotel Particulier; FiDi Fika open again; Community Board 1's new members; the daguerreotype era; cram schools; 50 Laight storefront; 15 Broad comps; Half Marathon.
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: Century 21's proposed rooftop event space; Pier A; a non-chain restaurant in FiDi; "Spider-Man 2"; a newsstand in front of Starbucks; Gina La Fornarina; more.
Plus: Bouley embraces tacos; Hudson River Park naming rights; Denny's goes upscale; Katie Holmes goes downmarket; fitness heaven. / 5 comments
Plus: Inside the new old South Ferry station; fake cobblestoning; anti-dog movement in DeLury Square Park.
Plus: "New York's Largest Irish Bar" to open a FiDi branch; John Waters; Collister Street closures; Chambers Street closures; two restaurants offering First-Time Tuesdays incentives. / 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