Plus: Activity at the long-gestating site of an Austrian bakery; catering license requested for Murray Street space; "traffic calming" proposal at Hubert and Washington; mysterious signage in northwest Tribeca; "Happy" shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: Dangerous crane on Church; an odd aircraft; Styrofoam pellets all over Leonard; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf definitely not reopening; new Walker Street gallery in doubt; ice groundhog. / 8 comments
Architectural Digest featured a lovely Tribeca home designed by the mother-daughter team of Suzanne and Lauren McGrath. The owners “liked the downtown vibe but didn’t want to forego design elements more typical of an Upper East Side prewar building."
Plus: The history of 108-110 Duane; someone is combining two penthouses at 56 Leonard; Winnie's karaoke bar to reopen in another location. / 2 comments
Plus: More peeks inside the restaurant-in-progress Tetsu; local teen is organizing a clothing drive for kids in need; activity at Reade Street restaurant space.
Plus: Ice sculpture in Duane Park; Eataly sale; the façade of 187 Franklin; "Law & Order: SVU" and "Bull" filming yet again; open house at Élan Flowers's new location; Hudson River Park's blue lights. / 2 comments
Plus: Taryn Toomey's "intentional" new fitness studio; nic-fit theft; public art commemorating Little Syria in new FiDi park.
Plus: New York Times gives Fowler & Wells two stars; more on Ichimura; the city's dire retail situation; South Ferry subway station to reopen in June; growing up in Tribeca at the turn of the 20th century. / 4 comments
Plus: Japanese restaurant pop-up at B Flat; Taryn Toomey's fitness studio opens this week; misguided wayfaring signage; activity at the former Greenwich Grill space?; creamy façade on Walker. / 1 comment
Plus: Blueprint inside the former Dylan Prime space; Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" TV show is filming here tomorrow; Antique Garage looks very close to opening; checking in on the new building at 70 Vestry; Da Mikele kids. / 1 comment
Plus: Photos of the new Ichimura sushi bar; 3-D map shows the city's forthcoming buildings; FiDi supermarket close to opening; Community Board 1 votes against newsstand outside Whole Foods; Tribeca couple's art collection.
Plus: Ice rink marriage proposal; residents reportedly upset by crown sculpture; Sleepy's is now Mattress Firm; bollards crushed again; new Warren Street storefront; two more TV shoots. / 1 comment
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?
Any updates on this one? — P / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
I reposted because it illustrated their more recent story about the NYPD refusing to share information. And yes, the problem... — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses