Plus: The compelling argument for the city to take over Battery Park City; Tribeca is "not for starving artists"; remaining 56 Leonard penthouses sold; Macao Trading Co. / 2 comments
Plus: Longtime Tribeca business moving across the street; a new option for breakfast; single-story sales office progress; Salt Shed discoloration.
Plus: New gallery on White Street; "Law & Order: SVU" and "Gotham" are back; Nish Nush's FiDi spin-off is opening imminently; Citigroup prepares for its renovation. / 3 comments
Plus: Pretend you were an office worker on 9/11; Battery Park City's private security officers to have no real power; World Trade Center mall is leased; Whitehall/South Ferry subway station construction; 1 Wall Street conversion changes.
Plus: Two potential plans for the massive complex across from Pier 40; Rick Owens is opening a store on Howard; an Irish pub that doubles as a 9/11 memorial.
Plus: Questlove as Lower Manhattan spokesperson; an old-school touch at the Sterling Mason; emergency management as art fodder; "Limitless" shooting here yet again. / 9 comments
Plus: Pier 17 approved by LPC; Ritz-Carlton residents fear change; 100 Barclay retail; West Thames Park turf delayed; Liberty Street Bridge completion date; hotel guests steal other guests' bags; big box stores in the Seaport? / 3 comments
Plus: Demolition starting on Broadway buildings; pumpkin-carving contest this Saturday; update on 60 Vestry's cornice; artist's loft for sale; Argo International makes the case for more handmade signs. / 2 comments
Plus: New Warren Street building getting unveiled; old-school artist loft for sale; alternative processes exhibit at Soho Photo; Zineb Sedira show at Taymour Grahne; checking in on 111 Murray construction. / 3 comments
"For some reason Ponte Equities has taken down the entire cornice at 426 Washington (which the company is using as an office). Is it a sign that the building will be demolished?" —M. / 1 comment
Plus: Liberty Park construction; pop-up at Cass Lilien's shop; the potential of newly reopened Drumgoole Plaza; Friends of DeLury Park events; Gucci at Brookfield Place; "Mini NYC" shoot.
Plus: Downtown landmark to be renamed after David Dinkins; Jay McInerney's new book is set in Tribeca; where the $50 million LMDC windfall might go; Battery Park City Police Memorial to get fixed; Pier 26 rendering. / 4 comments
Drivers who support this city by paying for parking, tolls, gas, inspection, licenses, registration and insurance are not allowed to... — Sherri Rosen / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Bring the canal back! Boats rarely run over pedestrians. — FiDiGuy / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
At some point this city will consist of oversized, architecturally unappealing apartment buildings, citi bikes and pot shops. Sad. — Sherri Rosen / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
How about bike stop light camara at the entrance to Pier 40! Hardly any bikers, especially the delivery bikes, pay... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
SOUND CAMERAS!!! — Pier / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Redesigning Canal Street? First they need to address the illegal vendors on all the surrounding streets as well. It’s just... — R. / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
If you like vintage NYC street photography, don't miss this show. Powerful images many with a sense of humor that... — KS / Art in Tribeca: The photographs of Sardi Klein