Plus: FiDi protest; Pearson moving to Hudson Square; Governor's Island photo essay; Peck Slip school confirmed; a chef's Lunchables stunt; Seaport stationer to be resuscitated.
Plus: Same-day 9/11 Memorial tickets and "community evenings"; vacant FiDi lot getting built; 7 WTC fully leased; Dominique Strauss-Kahn disses his townhouse.
Another nail salon! Plus: Megu to open a new lounge within the compound; some details on Earl's Court, the upcoming FiDi food court; improve-your-block grants; bike-sharing demo.
Drifting eastward.... Plus: Demolition at the old Bouley Market space; 50 Hudson restaurant moving forward?; update on the Fulton Transit Center. / 2 comments
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. (Thanks to Andrea for sending it in!) [Update: We have a winner!] / 1 comment
A peek at three new restaurants, the brouhaha over 116 Duane, a possible sukkah in Duane Park, complaints about a popular café, and more.
Plus: General Tso's chicken window; kindergartners not going to Chinatown; creative reno in FiDi; Albert Trummer pleads guilty; drama at the polls; artist James Nares. / 1 comment
It's open. Plus: Conveyor-belt sushi restaurant open, too; the name of the Italian restaurant coming to Reade; Hidden Treasures not closed; Friends of Hudson River Park benefit. / 4 comments
Plus: Beyoncé and Jay-Z; "mysterious" sale at 14 Jay; 5 Franklin Place; first responders' ticker-tape parade?
I went to the newly opened National September 11 Memorial yesterday afternoon. Here's some nuts-and-bolts info about what to expect. / 6 comments
That's what the WTC will cost. Plus: Financing the 9/11 memorial and museum; firefighter reunion at Tribeca dive; review of Pane Panelle.
Now taking reservations. Plus: More on 396 Broadway; Damon Dash's thrift shop; 9/11 Memorial subway signs. / 1 comment
Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold