Plus: More details on the 70-story building coming to Park Place; the Howard Hughes Corporation ditches its plan for a glass canopy on Pier 17; more of the World Trade Center PATH station to open next week.
Plus: Nearly ten of 56 Leonard's top floors are revealed; kitten found in Tribeca Park; "Cool Globes" exhibit in Battery Park City; shoots for "Broad City" and Design Within Reach; Lotus Salon not changing; 443 Greenwich's slow progress. / 7 comments
Plus: The new single-story brick building on Greenwich; "Peter Rabbit" at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Con Edison repair update; a question about restaurant/bar news. / 1 comment
Plus: Fashion showroom opens on Walker; Con Edison's Warren Street construction; Cosmopolitan Hotel paint job; old film reels for sale; advertising shoot. / 1 comment
Plus: Checking in on Keith McNally's restaurant at the Beekman; the Tunnel to Towers race is this weekend; rooftop addition on Lispenard; a new restaurant on Front Street; El Luchador taqueria. / 7 comments
Plus: Hal Bromm Gallery's fortieth-anniversary show; dog found in northwest Tribeca; more business cards from the past; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; fresh fennel seed.
"According to a sign in the Franklin Street station, the MTA is spending $18.4 million to add flood-proof stairwell barriers at six stations. Can you find out more?" —R.
"Any idea what's going on with 60 Vestry? There are orange doodads sticking out of the brick and the sidewalk is closed." —J. / 1 comment
If you think 56 Leonard is utterly without merit, skip this post. But if you think it's finally once again getting interesting, you may enjoy this.... The Jenga-ness is more visible from farther away, so I walked around the building today, snapping photos as the shape changed. / 9 comments
Plus: More on the windows planned for the Emigrant Savings Industrial Bank signage; prominent rooftop addition on Church; Washington Market Park gazebo reservations; shoot permits for "The Affair" and "Billions." / 3 comments
Plus: More of the tip of 56 Leonard is exposed; Houseman now serving weekday lunch; Whole Foods coupon; cops vs. cyclists on Varick; Broadway store appears to be closing; Grandaisy Caprese; Cosmopolitan Hotel's paint job. / 3 comments
Say it five times fast. Plus: Peck Slip School is looking good; another stretch of World Trade Center sidewalk is open; a new partner for Looie, the restroom app; Pace University vegetable garden. / 5 comments
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It IS sort of weird, but remember that drone shows are often constructed so you can only make out the... — J / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
What is the seating for this performance tonight September 10th? I have the required tickets. Is it self seating on... — Steve Tintweiss / Bill T. Jones to commemorate 9/11 at Wagner Park
I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren