Plus: A tribute to the Bottom Line; Heyday is opening a branch on the Upper West Side; people live in FiDi.
Plus: New veterinary office; Al Gore will be in Tribeca; Citigroup's façade creeps upward; two film/TV shoots; military flyover today; inactivity at 30 Warren; police placard corruption. / 9 comments
Plus: Broken crane at 565 Broome; peeks inside Tetsu restaurant; reinforcement for the silver blob; North Cove Marina and Rockefeller Park.
Is the new condominium/hotel at 30 Park Place better than what preceded it? Does it resemble the renderings at all? Does it add to the neighborhood or detract from it? / 12 comments
Plus: Kid battling cancer gets to be a cop for a day; NYPD getting warned about placard checks; one 56 Leonard penthouse sold, and another put on the market; what a former P.S. 234 principal is up to now.
Plus: The new sculpture exhibit in City Hall Park; Bâtard for Summer Restaurant Week; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two more fast-food outlets on Fulton; "concrete realities" at Bortolami.
The restaurants' closing leads one to wonder whether that corner is finally getting redeveloped. / 2 comments
Plus: The NYPD has wrongly been ticketing cars parked at a spot on Chambers; State Democrats oppose liquor in movie theaters; former Lilac sailor visits the boat. / 4 comments
Plus: The Greenwich Street side of 15 Hubert is revealed; Tent & Trails sale; condo sales office coming to Washington Street; 30 Warren update. / 10 comments
Plus: The Department of Transportation agreed to fund a FiDi traffic study; Citi Bike VIP service is back at West and Chambers; Fuku fast-food chain opens tonight; Economic Development Corporation close to moving to 1 Liberty Plaza.
"My husband says he saw a work stoppage order posted at the construction site on the east side of Church between Warren and Chambers. Any idea what’s going on or how long the delay will be?" —W. / 2 comments
Plus: Serafina to open next month; "coming soon" signage for Sweaty Betty; former Modell's space to become offices; watching Japanese fencing classes; another City Winery outpost.
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