Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
Plus: What the "no parking" signs on Duane are there for; Tribeca Meet & Greet; 5 Franklin Place's main entrance; Sixth Avenue liquor store; another window cat on Warren. / 3 comments
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
Plus: Etsy merchandise at Whole Foods; Independence Plaza North sidewalk construction; Baron Von Fancy-ish signage at Best Market; "slow" sign outside the Dietz Lantern building. / 3 comments
Plus: Pizza by the square slice; the Tommie hotel's new name; drone race this weekend; cosmetic dermatology office moved downtown; Duane Street storefront activity. / 3 comments
Plus: Walker Street renovation; report on the free fireboat ride; River Project's 30th anniversary benefit; Duane retail space activity; Lower West Side block party. / 2 comments
Plus: A restaurant-ish space in northwest Tribeca; Independence Plaza North retail; something opening in the former Kiki de Montparnasse store; Foals concert shoot; Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Project town hall. / 3 comments
Plus: Ducklings in peril; new photographers' tour of the Woolworth Building; opening forecast for Heyday facial spa; forum on changes to South End Avenue; FiDi Sephora closing. / 8 comments
Plus: Graffiti Earth temporarily closed; checking in on the Flea's new building; exterior window shades; City Winery organizing a big music festival in Queens. / 2 comments
Plus: Questions for the Battery Park City Authority; construction worker electrocuted at Citi building; Port Authority to vote Thursday about moving the Sphere sculpture to Liberty Park; emerging artists at Governors Island.
Plus: Two more confirmed stores at the World Trade Center mall; street-inspired art at hpgrp Gallery; the huge video screens on the way to Fulton Center; Battery Park City Authority meeting.
Plus: Man hit by two cars on Canal Street early this morning; tomorrow's City of Water Day events; City Hall Park art exhibit includes performers who serenade passersby. / 1 comment
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Can we please stop calling them “vendors”!! A vendor runs a business that sells merchandise to other businesses. E.g. a... — S. / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray