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Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
Barry Goldsmith, who escaped the Nazis on foot in 1942, would go on to design IPN and have a hand in the plans for Westway. / 10 comments
Landmarks hosts hearing on towers for 250 Water and the expansion of the Seaport Museum
There is a groundswell of support building for two 470-foot towers in the historic district, the development artfully paired with the restoration of the Seaport Museum. / 5 comments
Landmarks approves new building for Broadway and Thomas
A 20-story residential tower with 23 affordable units will fit in behind a restored five-story landmark and a new 14-story residential building that will replace the former McDonald's. / 6 comments
Filling in a few of the historical gaps at 71 Hudson
A comment here gets a neighbor thinking about her days on Hudson in the '70s, and the trip down memory lane produces this historic snapshot. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Church Street gingerbread houses are back
Plus the Lilac leaves 25 and returns today; DCC giving out masks for those in need; keeping balls in the air at Duane Park.
Looking back to Tribeca in the 1940s
An enthusiastic New Yorker and software engineer has put all the Municipal Archives' photos from 1940 on an interactive map.
Looking back two decades at 319 Greenwich
The artist Jane Freeman immortalized the building in 1993; it then spent the next 26 years as Salaam Bombay.
Sneak Peek: A Visual History of Lower Manhattan
An assemblage of photographs, paintings, renderings and drawings and other images culled from dozens of archives traces the history of the World Trade Center and Fidi.
Nosy Neighbor: Why are there horses at Duane Park?
The equine touches on the fence surrounding Duane Park are a nod to the trough originally installed when the park was designed in the late 1880s. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Exhibit on the history of the city’s water
Plus the woman who painted the neighborhood storefronts -- literally; a tribute to a historic building in Lego; more from the Mu$eum of Finance.
In the News: One last shot for the Bridge Cafe?
The second generation owner of the two-century-old bar may have to toss in the towel. Plus an underground railroad stop at 36 Lispenard; the timeline of the Weinstein investigation. / 2 comments
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Who decided on that temporary “park”… I can guarantee you not the residents who live down here. We have turf... — Sam / The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now
Do they plan to bring in fully mature and well grown trees? If not it will take years and years... — Anon / The latest on Wagner Park, under construction now
As of today - June 4 - all of the trees are gone. They ripped everything out to the street…... — Anon / Seen & Heard: A view of the Wagner demolition
It's quite unseemly. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
No - as I said, it's seams. You can see them. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
What is that stain on the sculpture by the ladder? — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Dine Around Downtown on Tuesday
so thrilled to see this! i’ve missed cafe clementine so much!! congrats to the new owners- so grateful they didn’t... — jen / Old Kid on a New Block: Cafe Clementine