Plus: Clocktower condo spat resolved; spurned candidate goes after Democratic Party boss; 1 White now for rent; Battery Park City Authority is reviewing its parks; new Spanish restaurant; rendering of 30-story building on Greenwich. / 1 comment
Plus: A glimpse of what might be in store for the former Tribeca Cinemas building; Bâtard dropped lunch service; 56 Leonard's metallic curtains; Village Voice's newspaper boxes; free plants from the Downtown Alliance; more thoughts on the Nike store building in Soho.
Plus: Another restaurant stopped taking cash; suspicious placard on Reade Street Pub & Kitchen's car; Ever After and the Westside on Reade; more on the Franklin Place situation; Sage Fitness now in FiDi. / 5 comments
Plus: Greenwich Hotel security is armed; David-vs.-Goliath battle at the World Trade Center mall; new ferry to (and hopefully from) Jersey City; how "Tribute in Light" affects bird behavior; arrests in placard fraud; call for high-school safety measures. / 11 comments
Citigroup opened its new plaza a day early, and it's quite pleasant. The main features are an oval lawn in the southeast corner, a reflecting pool, long wooden benches, a handful of café tables and chairs, and two large communal tables.
Plus: Theoretical floating garage proposed for Holland Tunnel off-ramp circle; how TV personality Savannah Guthrie spends her Sundays; smoking weed with Rohan Marley; armed robbery suspect; Streetsense question; an ode to the Nike store building. / 3 comments
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.
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
What is the seating for this performance tonight September 10th? I have the required tickets. Is it self seating on... — Steve Tintweiss / Bill T. Jones to commemorate 9/11 at Wagner Park
I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
Thomas was in the same class as Micah, I believe. Ronnie was an exceptional third grade teacher and went on... — Elspeth Schell / PS 89 principal Ronnie Najjar will retire this summer
Fully agree with previous comments: WE WANT GIGINO'S! Tired of waiting! Especially with the restaurants around the North Cove being... — S. Rennie / Nosy Neighbor: What restaurant is coming to the pavilion at Wagner Park?