Plus: Anthony Weiner house-hunting; Danny Meyer on a roll; Sean Avery arrested; speakeasy for FiDi; 137 Duane sale; smørrebrød; Morgan Stanley real estate; West Thames Park now opening Monday; the nation's first monument, restored; old ship at WTC site; Hampton Inn. / 2 comments
Plus: Nordstrom's strange Soho store opening soon; convicted child molester; bike-safety group partners with Seamless; Frites 'N' Meats is back; the "saving" of Ground Zero; the 1st Precinct's neighborhood hootenanny.
Plus: Bloomberg defends atheists; naked people in FiDi on purpose; martial arts; Battery Park City Block Party leadership vacuum; 200 Chambers penthouse.
Plus: Atheists sue to have 9/11 cross removed; Westfield said to be managing WTC retail; 200 Chambers penthouse; softball team; Blue Smoke; inside the Tribeca Twelve halfway house; Kurt Gutenbrunner; WTC police.
Plus: No ice rink in BPC this winter; no link found between 9/11 smoke and cancer; rising sea level affecting BPC walkway; arts endowment in honor of Helene Zucker Seeman; Pearl Street Playground revamp; reviewing Palm restaurants.
Plus: Justin Timberlake sells at a loss; Jewish boomers; post-wedding restaurant suggestions; grants for businesses in Lower Manhattan.
I've resolved to go to one event a week, and I'm not allowed to leave until I meet someone new. My first victim was Jason Perkal, who has an interesting hobby....
Plus: The name of the Death & Co. spinoff; new CB1 member; no justice for the family of Helene Zucker Seeman; Basketball City update; Clipper City sailboat; Barnes & Noble.
That's what Nicola Formichetti says. Plus: SouthWestNY finds a new home; fashion designer Sally LaPointe; kosher slaughter; WTC noise complaints; nanny turned baker; Wooly's Ice; Setai on sale again.
More complaints about a certain skyscraper. Plus: A fake artist; Lower Manhattan's regeneration; fish tanks; Bubby's co-founder's new company; Trinity Wall Street music. / 1 comment
Cool pix of WFC event. Plus: remembering John and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy; new 500-unit building just south of WTC; collegiate sailing in New York Harbor?; Governors Island treehouse.
"My wife and I were blown away by the private magic show at the Theater Bar. I'm somewhat of a connoisseur of sleight-of-hand tricks, but even sitting three feet from the magician and taking part in each trick, we had no idea how he did any of them."
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
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