What might just be the crappiest park in Manhattan is finally getting a revamp. / 3 comments
More complaints about a certain skyscraper. Plus: A fake artist; Lower Manhattan's regeneration; fish tanks; Bubby's co-founder's new company; Trinity Wall Street music. / 1 comment
Plus: Paid tickets to opening week at a certain memorial; celeb hijinks at the Tribeca Grand; theater reviews; YouTube stars buy on Lispenard; New York Law School; Seaport Museum update; graffiti artist's gallery show.
The dates are announced for the Gaga stylist's Tribeca shop. Plus: Spa change; Stella correction; Fiterman Hall update; Tribeca, the dance song. / 4 comments
Plus: Compose's new name; Bastille Day recap; City of Water Day tomorrow; West Thames Park; W Downtown hater; East River Waterfront video; protesting Dominique Strauss-Kahn; stolen art recovered.
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 5 comments
What was discussed: The bar and restaurant planned for 116 Duane (it got heated); behavior outside M1-5; the Village Light Opera Group's war with its neighbors; Zutto's reboot; JCP's event; the Rescue Mission's addition; Franklin Caffé Buon Gusto; more. / 15 comments
Plus: 9/11 survivors not invited to 9/11 event; more fast food in FiDi; East River Waterfront; "smoke monster" building; gastrobrewery; Fish Aggregating Device; artist-painted pianos.
Plus: Barber shop not happening on Lispenard; Tribeca Decor move; bluegrass. / 1 comment
Plus: Brushstroke reviewed; Reade57 trying to be affordable and luxurious; 395 Broadway loft sale; suits at sea; teens awarded for service; green lake gone.
Anyone else get the feeling that the 9/11 memorial is all we'll be hearing about for the next two months? Plus: West Thames Park tire swing; Park51 lawsuit dismissed; moving from Park Ave. to N. Moore Street. / 1 comment
I just reserved passes for the 9/11 Memorial, which opens to the public on September 12. The process is easy, although there are a few things to bear in mind. Update: No restrooms on site; no bags over a certain size. / 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