Check out models of the two unbuilt towers and views of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and the 9/11 Memorial (where an unopened corner looks ready for its debut). / 7 comments
Plus: Free firehouse tours; architect Robert A.M. Stern pays a visit; "Mr. Robot" shoot; signage at the VBar Seaport; kids' tennis clinics; N. Moore parking garage. / 5 comments
Plus: N. Moore is getting repaved; Hudson Street reconstruction; Da Claudio's salumeria expands its offerings; Sole di Capri gets modern; the Butterfly gives up on weekday lunch; tween party.
Plus: The Greek petitioning for sidewalk café; Baked's gay party, Coffee Grinder; the Calatrava is getting painted; mariachis at El Vez. / 6 comments
Plus: Part of New York Fashion Week to be held in the area; checking the progress of the Battery Maritime Hotel and Mykonos-style restaurant; the Patriot's sister bar; FiDi residents vs. FedEx ramp. / 3 comments
Plus: Two streets getting milled and resurfaced; new kids' fitness program; a peek inside Telephone Sales & Service; Lot 77 Japanese bakery. / 1 comment
Plus: Appeals court rules in favor of photopeeper Arne Svenson; a visit to Toni Morrison's loft; Port Authority subpoenaed over awarding of 1WTC observatory concession; Maiden Lane public space. / 2 comments
Plus: Observatory ticket snafu; fireworks tonight off Liberty Island; new Beekman tower's zig-zag windows; Conception art show; one hell of a shopping cart. / 7 comments
Plus: Another diner has closed; Concepts sneaker store appears done; Chick-fil-A shoot; big Hudson rental building update. / 3 comments
Plus: Conversion to be half condo, half hotel; more on L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon's plans; work finally to start on new Greenwich Street building; 56 Leonard from a distance. / 3 comments
Yesterday seemed an apt day for a stroll around the long-resurrecting World Trade Center. If you haven't visited in a while, you'll be surprised at the sense of place that now exists there. / 9 comments
Plus: Absurd megamansion plans on Franklin Street; Bradley Cooper's real-estate hunt confirmed; "Dream House" art installation might move to Chelsea; Downtown Alliance's tech-industry headquarters. / 4 comments
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
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Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow