One World Trade doesn't just loom over Tribeca—it can also be seen from points east, south, and west. / 1 comment
With One World Trade Center going up quickly—one floor every week!—I thought it was time to take note of where you can now spot the tower-to-be.
This week: Photos taken on Chambers, W. Broadway, Murray, and Vesey.
While most of us were sleeping, David Bouley was helping cars stuck in the snow.
Then again, City Hall Park was so photogenic that I had to snap just a few non-snowman pictures, and it seemed selfish not to share them....
This batch: photos taken on Duane and Reade, as well as at the Visionaire and the World Financial Center.
I spent yesterday griping about another snowstorm, but what a lovely one it turned out to be! Everything is frosted just so. / 5 comments
This week: Photos taken on Warren, Chambers, Cortlandt Alley, and in Whole Foods. (I renamed "Foto Friday" because I couldn't bear to keep typing "foto.") / 1 comment
Leave it to a Swedish expat to see the beauty of winter: Photographer Ellinor Stigle took these crisp, monochromatic images on Christmas morning, when she and her mother were walking Ellinor's dog in Hudson River Park. / 1 comment
SJW sent over sunset photos she shot back in April from her apartment in 200 Chambers. "Sometimes the sunset is so intense the windows in the buildings really look like they’re on fire!" she wrote.
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