I am not going to say it, but I think we are all thinking the same thing. It's a bit much to take. / 3 comments
In one of the odder neighborhood mysteries, a man calmly cuts down the Washington Market Park court's net, and it is discovered a day later dumped behind the work shed at the park. / 22 comments
Plus the Lilac leaves 25 and returns today; DCC giving out masks for those in need; keeping balls in the air at Duane Park.
A neighbor compiles art from around the country that gets out the vote; the pumpkin as politics in Washington Market Park; a family pilgrimage to Ladder 8; Blue Moon Fish has its last day on Greenwich.
Plus only a third of Citi employees want to return to the office; a new restaurant opens mid-pandemic in the Dominick; a celebration of women in landscape architecture.
Battery Park City completes the renovation of its fourth (and final) playground in the past two years with the opening of Rockefeller Park's playground.
A non-profit dedicated to the #metoo movement has installed a sculpture in Collect Pond Park that turns a Greek myth about extreme victim-shaming on its head. / 8 comments
Plus more interactive art in Battery Park City; Lower Manhattan's first brewery finally opens on Vandam. / 1 comment
An hour's drive gets you over the Bear Mountain Bridge to a popular-for-a-reason hike up to a viewy outcropping; 10 minutes away is the waterfront town of Peekskill.
The NYPD has the vestigial remains of the uptown portion of West Broadway -- between Lispenard and Canal -- barricaded to traffic, along with the easternmost lane of Sixth Avenue. / 16 comments
After a few years of alternate plans, lawsuits and false starts, New York State can now enforce the Bag Waste Reduction law, meaning no more plastic bags, for reals. / 10 comments
A new NISA soccer club, founded by a Tribecan, is playing some high level practice games right here on the fields. It's the next best thing to stadium soccer. / 10 comments
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
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