Plus: 502 Canal getting rehabbed; "Nutcracker" kids; Deutsche Bank building; Peck Slip Post Office school negotiations; SouthWest N.Y. fights back; artist Robert Swain; the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel getting renamed; new Tribeca landmark; Matt Abramcyk. / 1 comment
If not for the state-of-the-art medical equipment, the 15,000-square-foot Farber Center for Radiation Oncology could almost be mistaken for a spa.
Details on David Bouley's long-gestating Japanese restaurant and the café/bakery/bar coming to Hudson Street. Speaking of Hudson: The construction-related noise may be spreading. (If you live on N. Moore, you're really going to want to read this.) / 2 comments
Plus: Toloache Taqueria; Avis closing; Nirvana International update; "Looking for Christmas"; artist Toni Dove; big sale on N. Moore; CanDo attitude; SouthwestNY's poor health grade; Ashley Olsen.
Plus: Nirvana International; Independence Plaza North; Canal Street gentrification; real-estate sale on Duane.
Nirvana International, the jewelry-and-art gallery on W. Broadway, was burglarized yesterday in a rather complex operation. / 3 comments
Plus: Compose photos; gas-station development?; New York City Rescue Mission; Manhattan Children's Theatre review/deal; bike path detour; World Financial Center; the Hallmark dancers. / 2 comments
Pros: White ladies bearing praise, excellent water pressure. Cons: Air that smells like vomit, stroller accidents. That's life in Tweebeca for you. Yo! / 1 comment
Plus: Regal theater changes; Iman; Marc Murphy moving to UWS?; Room sale; Pier 25 plans; Trinity historian; Chanterelle chef; Christmas tree blown over; Brushstroke opening date; new middle school; Fulton Transit Center; dog owner's restaurant.
Plus: WTC alarms; Mexicue; deals on movies and bowling; Torly Kid sale; Flea discount; Glenn Plaskin; community board application help.
(Pam's coverage of development issues is so amazing.) I choose to focus on the positive: 976 new homes, in a... — Komanoff / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
There was no "Tribeca" when IDP was built. The area from Citibank to Whole Foods complex was in an urban... — G / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Even though building housing is worthwhile, the scale of this project is not in keeping with the community. Despite the... — Gary / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Chris Marte told us during his reelection campaign that the development is not moving forward now and that is pushing... — B / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Yup, I'm with you generally. I'd always like to see more money for community benefits, since you know the developers... — malcolm / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
this isn't safe for the tenants or the businesses on the block. Vernado lies about affordable housing and doesn't care... — NY Native / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza