Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: Bogardus Plaza construction update; changes to 137 Duane; hotel liquor licenses; making Park Row friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians; more. / 5 comments
Plus: Pier 17's proposed canopy still needs to get Landmarks approval; possible new ferry to the southern tip of Staten Island; digital ads coming to subway cars and stations. / 1 comment
Plus: Sailing benefit for Hurricane Irma victims; F/A-18 flyover; temporary mural going up at the World Trade Center; Brazilian art. / 2 comments
Plus: Two ways to help hurricane victims; 1 Beekman is looking good; the Salty Paw has new owners and a new name; the Department of Transportation's shipping container kiosk; Scotch & Soda now open in the Seaport District; Seaport café partnered with a wine bar. / 3 comments
People had evidently grown to think the old mall's maritime accents were cheesy, but at least it tried to fit in. This building doesn't appear to give a whit.
Plus: Sifting through school-related data; the city established an Office of Nightlife; 66-story Fulton Street tower has topped out.
Plus: Benefit party for those affected by hurricanes in Texas and Florida; cast-iron decorative elements; neat old shoe repair sign; vacant retail space on Franklin; storefront paint job; Heyday expands again. / 2 comments
"Up until recently, 1 World Trade Center's entire spire was one color. Now there are two distinct white bands. I'm wondering whether that's functional or if the rest of the spire is going to be white?" —A. / 2 comments
Plus: The sidewalk shed at Independence Plaza; fireworks tonight; Tunnel to Towers run is this weekend; Newark airport buses now leaving from Hudson Square; feminist kitsch at R & Company. / 5 comments
Plus: Parkour classes for kids; Broadway condo sales office (and narrow entryway); donate a gently used bra to help fight sex trafficking; meeting about Peck Slip park design; BMCC pool delay.
And the entire corner has been vacated, making it look ripe for redevelopment. / 4 comments
Plus: No charges filed against driver of truck that killed a cyclist; the president of the Battery Park City Authority is leaving; the history of a Lispenard building; FiDi tower to have an observatory; Kaffe 1668 co-owner's new venture; "Charging Bull" vandalized.
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