Along with a watch store and a cigar store/lounge. Plus: Sheldon "Sleazy" Silver; real estate around City Hall Park heats up; the story of the Wall Street Bull (on its 25th anniversary); Arcade Bakery's holiday treats; Tribeca vs. Downtown Brooklyn. / 1 comment
Made a rumored $72 million during lunch. Plus: Woman jumps to death in FiDi; Taylor Swift's celeb-heavy birthday party; Sanatcon seeps into Tribeca; Seaport Museum opens a little; lining up at the Department of Buildings.
Plus: Fashion designer Wes Gordon; Community Board 1 meeting about the Seaport; North Cove Marina proposals unreleased.
Plus: Good, cheap Chinatown massages; reimagining Christmas decor at Shinola; affordable housing in Lower Manhattan; Katie Holmes, extravagant cupcake tipper.
Plus: Many tenants announced for World Trade Center mall; Sheldon Silver's ethical laxity; more on the North Cove Marina abstention; Just Salad. / 2 comments
Plus: North Cove Marina remains in limbo; the crappy state of N. Moore Street; Collister Street rooftop addition-to-an-addition; Northern Tiger forecast; royals arriving tomorrow; Seaport tower unlikely to move south. / 5 comments
Plus: Massive Eric Garner protests; Terroir partnership dissolved; minimum-wage protest at McDonald's; Meryl Streep's oven trouble. / 2 comments
For the final excerpt from artist Rob Mango's new book, "100 Paintings," let's travel back to 1989, when Bob Dylan wandered into the gallery.... / 8 comments
Plus: Wes Gordon sample sale; Velcro pop-up explained; Man Repeller's take on a Tribeca mom. / 1 comment
Plus: P.J. Clarke's update; Gourmet Garage forecast; Nexxus salon; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; Ali Lohan, not Lindsay, is living here.
Plus: How costs soared at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub; mugging at Chambers subway station; inside Nili Lotan's home and studio; Thompson Street Italian restaurant. / 7 comments
Plus: Meredith Monk and her 50 years of work; armored truck gets towed.
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