This month's CB1 committees are discussing all sorts of interesting matters: BPC ice rink, Ed's Lobster Bar, Harry's Italian, public art, Blue School, Hazelden.... Update: BPC ballfields meeting (re: ice rink) has been postponed till Feb. 10. / 3 comments
Plus: Downtown as media nexus; "Selling New York"; new at Bouley; vendors fighting back; Locanda Verde recipe; William Beaver House; 9/11 documentary; Artisan Lofts penthouse sold. / 1 comment
I've added info on how to make a donation. I promise that as soon as the advertising revenue covers my costs, I'll remove this plea. In the meantime....
Plus: Park51 homophobia; Dennis Oppenheim; the Deutsche Bank plot's future; Battery Park food kiosks changing hands; Takahachi Bakery; tennis permit fee; Sam Bradford.
Enough with winter! Let's go indoors.... If you know where this photo was taken, say so in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 1 comment
Plus: LMDC lawsuit and injury; Drawing Center stays put; Weather Up Tribeca.
Plus: 195 Broadway lobby revamp; rosé in winter; reviving Water Street; Nassau Street vacant lot for sale; more hotels?; India House selling its art; policing 9/11 memorabilia; Winter Garden stairs; Condé Nast.
Plus: Sex-and-drugs phone booth; Kardashians; that architecture firm on Chambers.
Plus: New Amsterdam Market indoors for a weekend; 114 Liberty apartment; $750 worth of Monistat stolen from Duane Reade.
I'm gathering photos of One World Trade. I know that some of you have views of it from your apartments or offices! Especially those of you who live or work—or live/work—in the taller buildings around here. / 1 comment
Know where this building is? Prove it where it counts—in the comments. UPDATE: We have a winner! / 1 comment
Fistfights! Celebrities! Free Champagne! That's life in Tweebeca for you. / 1 comment
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