Plus: Lots of commercial real-estate news; the curse of Trump Soho continues; pop-up rakes it in; 99 Washington stop-work order. / 2 comments
Plus: FiDi retail is dismal, but maybe improving; Town Residential picks up three downtown buildings; crosswalk figures added to 99 Church mural; Corton's Paul Liebrandt. Also: If you're attending tonight's CB1 meeting, read this. / 2 comments
"The medians on West Street have such nice paths. Are we allowed to walk on them? Or are they just for the landscapers?" —Ashley
Water, water everywhere—and not a place to pee. Plus: Chatham Square spared redo; Battery Park City on alert.
A movement is afoot. Plus: Dominique Strauss-Kahn at 71 Broadway; man hurt trying to ride subway. / 1 comment
...is your new neighbor. Plus: Escape at the 1st Precinct; Sheldon Silver accuses Bloomberg of playing politics vis-à-vis the firehouses; Downtown Hospital's new Wellness Center; more Potbelly Sandwich Shops.
The new rumor (as being told by anonymous officers): The stables are moving on Monday for 18 months. Was the NYPD listening or paying lip service? UPDATE: A letter from Ray Kelly is expected in the next few days. UPDATE: Yep, 18 months. A reader sent in a report from the CB1 meeting. / 10 comments
Plus: Opposition to marketing the 9/11 memorial; 1WTC floor plans posted online; meeting with schools chancellor; Battery Park City Block Party; Bari's tote bag.
...on Hudson. Plus: Telepan Tribeca; artist Brandon Choi; Hideaway crab night returns; coping with the soon-to-happen bus problem; a campaign for Lower Manhattan; Corbin Building restoration.
Plus: Woolworth Building update (sort of); "art" vendors limited in parks; Peck Slip school; Kiehl's president; after-school program rally; WTC cultural center non-progress; new club night at Canal Room.
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