...at Hudson and Reade. Plus: Scorcese film wardrobe office; gallery closed; seaweed for sale; Chilean fashion; provocative comments on Asphalt Green and IHOP; Battery Park musical fun reminder. / 3 comments
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. / 4 comments
Plus: Widening the Brooklyn Bridge walkway; H&H Bagels dispute; new renderings for 1 World Trade Center; Fulton Center RFP; 130 Fulton loft sale.
"We do not dispute the importance of such a project, but we do not understand why nobody is willing to give us a rough estimate of a return to normal." —P. / 2 comments
I seem to have a lot of odd/amusing interactions, perhaps because I'm often walking around the neighborhood, either to exercise my dog or my blog. I keep a sort of journal about the ones that amuse me—akin to the New York Times's "Metropolitan Diary," but less fit for print. / 10 comments
Plus: Greenmarket clam bake; Blue Marble ice cream; Battery bike path; David Mitchell; the topper at 93 Worth.
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) / 1 comment
The AT&T Long Lines Building is a monstrous dead spot in an otherwise thriving community -- and there's nothing we can do about that. Its public/private plaza, however, is an opportunity waiting to happen. / 9 comments
Plus: Mafioso co-author; South End car crackdown; Shaun Hergatt officially leaves; Karkula in the country. / 1 comment
Plus: Three city buildings closer to being sold—or maybe not; tourist attacked with hammer; BPCA vs. Asphalt Green; oyster colony discovered; bike-share program possibly delayed; waffle truck; two loft sales; the World Financial Center; dad klatsch. / 2 comments
We've all heard the complaints about how every other empty storefront is turned into a nail salon—some of us have even done the complaining—but exactly how many are there around here? I created a handy-dandy map. / 5 comments
BIDs are the harem eunuchs of the real estate world -- all responsibility and no authority. — James Bogardus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I've been to Friedman's several times and agree with your evaluation of the food. It's very good, and I think... — Toni / New Kid on the Block: Friedmans
Read the story. — Tribeca Citizen / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
How is this a happy ending? I am confused by this headline as a car was stolen. — Rob / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Why are you showing a 14-year-old’s face? If this were a Tribeca neighborhood kid who conducted this dumb act, would... — KD / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Neither the Chinatown BID nor the SoHo Broadway Iniative have had any success with reining in the illicit vendors. Additionally,... — SoHo Neighbor / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
Sounds like an inside job which then felt like not a good idea. — Sandra / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…