"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.
The Bloomberg administration is pushing for FDNY cuts, including possibly the closing of 20 firehouses—Tribeca's "Ghostbusters" firehouse among them. / 1 comment
Yay? Plus: NYPD says the stable is indeed moving Friday unless it can be persuaded otherwise; beer garden opening date; Independence Plaza ruling; Stuzzicheria review; East River park money in peril; Justin Timberlake. / 3 comments
No surprise. I've almost been run over multiple times by red-light running speeders. There should be: - speed bumps -... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
all sorts of things could be done to the entrance/exit ramp to the Manh bridge.This is def one of the... — jfrankp / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
There needs to be an MTA crosstown bus route added on Canal Street. As for widening sidewalks, likely just more... — stm / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
But there is space Wall Street and south - that should be target if building housing — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Yes I use those other subways plus bus. Do you use 2/3? The platform is already dangerous — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Relax. This building isn't in Tribeca. (Although the developer will market it as Tribeca.) — Thomas Hagen / Construction Update: 65 Franklin
Housing — Aaron CHRISTENSEN / 25 Water is now SoMA, and a lottery has begun on affordable units