Plus: New downtown newspaper; "Tribute in Light" at risk; Gwyneth Paltrow, lifesaver; potential new wine bar; 9/11 memorial plaza mechanics; something about a green labyrinth; sex offender to move.
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It's been a long time since I last reported on what's going on behind the scenes. Plus: Please consider making a donation or the dog never gets another treat. / 5 comments
Plus: Where dark-dining restaurant Dans le Noir? ended up; West Thames tire swing is back; Hudson Square crossing guards; Fashion's Night Out. / 2 comments
St. Peter's Catholic Church has replaced the WTC "cross" with one that's, um, uh, well.... / 20 comments
More property owners might be affected. Plus: Hand-holding; Eddie's Pizza cart; downtown report; new FiDi urgent care; real estate hunt; New York by Gehry rent cut; 165 Hudson loft; a tomato called Tribeca.
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Coming to the 'hood. Plus: Is Bouley Studio turning into an event space?; BPC episode of "Project Runway" airing tonight; Laight House; police shut down warren on Warren; Tropicana 50; Eddie's Pizza; Polarn O. Pyret; Uncle Mike's; 471 Washington. / 1 comment
Coming soon. Plus: Sarabeth's gets closer; Goodie Girl Café reopening date; Tribeca Film Festival's 2012 dates; one Verizon cart down, several more to go.... / 1 comment
Plus: Crunching the numbers at 28 Laight; a Tribecan and her beauty company.
Plus: Anthony Weiner house-hunting; Danny Meyer on a roll; Sean Avery arrested; speakeasy for FiDi; 137 Duane sale; smørrebrød; Morgan Stanley real estate; West Thames Park now opening Monday; the nation's first monument, restored; old ship at WTC site; Hampton Inn. / 2 comments
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