Plus: Doubleparking on the already compromised Church Street; Taste of Tribeca kick-off cocktail party; free kids' tennis clinics at Washington Market Park; Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Plus: El Vez opening forecast; new Ping-Pong table; Sherman Zwicker; Bogardus Garden Jazzfest; waterfront talk. / 1 comment
Plus: 56 Leonard starting to loom over the neighborhood; Debra Messing TV shoot; World Trade Center keeps wailing away; yesterday's fire at All Good Things; fireworks tonight; the 30 Park Place crane. / 1 comment
Plus: The Loopy Doopy rooftop bar is back for the season; Daruma-Ya serving lunch; shows by artists DAIN and Robert Janz; El Vez looking ready; FDNY double-parking; July 4 fireworks. / 4 comments
Discussed last night: Making the gay pride dances less noisy; Exceed Physical Culture's 6,000-square-foot facility; the change of ownership at Brick restaurant; Duane Park's swing dance party; Soho Rep; and sidewalk café permits. / 2 comments
Plus: A backhoe sinks on Chambers; artist Donald Sultan; party pix from the Tribeca Ball. / 2 comments
Plus: Soho furniture store temporarily on Walker; "Three Amigos!" screening; Harrison townhouse on the market; multi-sensory happiness installation; art exhibit. / 3 comments
Plus: Gwyneth and Chris split up; a big new Gap store; CNN producers try to sneak into 1WTC; Howard Hughes Corporation buys south of the Seaport; free 9/11 Museum tickets.
Plus: Tribeca Film Festival's community events; locals get sneak peek at 9/11 Museum; raising money for clean water; a book for dog lovers; gallery expansion.
Plus: Rat seminar; Synagogue of the Arts is changing its name; El Vez's footprint; Sunday dinner deal at North End Grill; shad-migration event; survey results.
Plus: Shirt store closing; Grimanesa Amorós light installation; art-critic couple interviewed.
Five of the artists at this weekend's Hunter College MFA Open Studios let us take an advance look. (There will be a silent auction Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with artwork starting as low as $50.) / 1 comment
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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