Plus: No ice rink in BPC this winter; no link found between 9/11 smoke and cancer; rising sea level affecting BPC walkway; arts endowment in honor of Helene Zucker Seeman; Pearl Street Playground revamp; reviewing Palm restaurants.
"Once I started noticing those Verizon carts, I realized they're all over. What's up with them?" —Erik / 10 comments
He was found in Teardrop Park. UPDATE: He has been identified. Plus: Details on the Asian restaurant coming to the Goldman Sachs complex; volunteer for the 9/11 memorial; BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's 2011-12 schedule. / 3 comments
Plus: Weekday street-fair ban; Caravelli's Pizzeria; "the greatest wine store in America" is in Tribeca; dissecting a loft sale at 58 Walker; Takahachi Bakery; bricks fall from FiDi building. / 2 comments
Plus: Mini golf ménage à trois; 9/11 cross; the hot stink; East River Waterfront.
Plus: Maxwell's update; the warren on Warren; "Friends with Benefits"; peeking inside a new subway station; "Tribeca's Premier Summer Party."
Plus: Justin Timberlake sells at a loss; Jewish boomers; post-wedding restaurant suggestions; grants for businesses in Lower Manhattan.
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. [Update: We have a winner!] / 2 comments
What was discussed: J&R's street-naming request; City Hall Bike Path; Save Our Seaport; Foley Square wayfinding signage; Samsara Café's liquor license application. UPDATE: Now with Foley Square signage.
That's what Nicola Formichetti says. Plus: SouthWestNY finds a new home; fashion designer Sally LaPointe; kosher slaughter; WTC noise complaints; nanny turned baker; Wooly's Ice; Setai on sale again.
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