Plus: Landscape designer Signe Nielsen; rendering for 27-story Stone Street hotel; 50 West's grand restaurant plans; a Battery Park City family's neighborhood app; Industry Kitchen to open on East River; the Flea's new artistic director.
Plus: Shake Shack confirms its Fulton Center plans; NBA player Paul Pierce accused of trashing rental; Lazy Point bar in west Soho; another 50-story tower for FiDi.
Plus: Tyra Banks will rent her place for $50,000 a month; pre-kindergarten seats in same building as Exponents; new fitness studio in FiDi; why Kathryn Bigelow's new neighbor might be displeased; WeWork's WeLive apartments.
Plus: New pre-kindergarten seats; Community Board 1 weighs in on Chase Manhattan Plaza proposal; new Seaport fashion boutique; FiDi bike mugging; Little Park review; when parking spaces become parklets; Orlando Bloom. / 6 comments
"We're both working moms with over-scheduled children, so we're on the move constantly," say the founders of Soak. "We saw the need for a comfortable yet stylish shoe that was a step up from flip-flops."
Plus: Director Kathryn Bigelow buys in Tribeca; how restaurant executive Josh Lebowitz spends his Sundays; curved-glass expert. / 1 comment
Plus: Rich young man; bike-gang cop rejects plea; extended-stay hotels in FiDi to get "trendy" restaurants; Battery Park City ball fields; Terroir's Murray Hill outpost is closing; Santiago Calatrava.
"I had the epiphany for Stork was when I was getting ready for work and was putting on my undershirt," says founder Greg Schwartz. "I didn't know why I still owned the shirt, and came to realize that I had simply forgotten to buy new ones." / 9 comments
Plus: More on the Downtown Little League embezzler; De Niro blames old address for tax lien; Battery Park to get a shade farm.
Plus: Condé Nast bitchfest; Franklin Street "reverse flip"; local politicians talking to other potential Seaport developers; Battery Park City woman in fatal car accident; pre-K proposals for Centre Street; Southbridge Towers lawsuit. / 3 comments
(Or at least their new movie is.) Plus: Joël Robuchon to have coffee bar, treats; fake bar for "Person of Interest" shoot; the windows at 30 Park Place; help two kids out; gallery changing name; Cheryl Hazan show. / 2 comments
"When you can’t get away, Aire Ancient Baths is a pretty great escape," says Ben LeBlanc, founder of the Good Stock soup company, now delivering exclusively in Tribeca. "You feel like you’re made of Jell-O when you walk out." / 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