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Seen & Heard: Chinatown Buses Keep Offloading Here
Plus: Thom Browne store confirmed; Ronnybrook is taking a winter break from the Tribeca Greenmarket; pretty restoration on Broadway; Ziploc art. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Tail of the Whale
Plus: Sway has reopened on Spring; selfie ban; Shigeru Ban penthouse update; how to reserve at Lalo; new café/shop on Grand. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Homeless Surge
Plus: Renderings of the West Thames bridge now under construction; auto-service advice; the top of 19 Park Place; photographer Alexey Titarenko. / 4 comments
In the News: Table Service at McDonald’s
Plus: Brookfield looking to sell 49 percent of Brookfield Place; the history of two buildings with lots of character; a local mother's film about cannabis oil for sick kids; new Greek restaurant in FiDi.
Seen & Heard: Tower of Mirrors
Plus: The outbuilding at 111 Murray; work is starting on W. Broadway's "all-day brasserie"; excellent show about when artists took over Pier 34; boxing humor; Vestry paint job. / 2 comments
In the News: Open-Air Mall Proposed for Off Broadway
Plus: Chef Ichimura is said to have left Ichimura at Brushstroke; new 9/11 Tribute Center landlord playing the 9/11 card; helipad lawsuit.
Seen & Heard: Rats
Plus: Dragon spotted at the new Pearl River Mart; Fourteenjay's party for book of gritty, glamorous photos; activity at Worth Street storefront; a kind ear in City Hall Park; new deli rumored for Greenwich Street. / 2 comments
The Stealth Building
The crinkly-roofed penthouse atop 93 Reade is just the tip of the iceberg: There are also "bonsai apartments" within each unit, with fern gardens irrigated by steam from showers, as well as a hot tub inside the old elevator bulkhead.
In the News: The Brandy Library Sets an Example
Plus: Local politician's open letter to Donald Trump; a couple's apartment search ends in FiDi; an Army lieutenant colonel who lives in Battery Park City.
Seen & Heard: Exterior Work at Serafina
Plus: City Hall Park's next art exhibit; 111 Murray likely to block late afternoon sun; shoe repair closed; New York Dolls got rid of its mural; "Enchanted Forest" shoot; De Niro vs. the Trump crowd. / 3 comments
Big Changes Proposed for Canal Street
A developer would like to put a two-story, corrugated-metal rooftop addition on a pair of landmarked buildings—and then construct a new, eight-story building next door. / 2 comments
In the News: How People Around Here Voted
Plus: Local politicians protest a big Nike store in Soho; more condos opposed to Battery Park City Authority changing South End Avenue without input; federal government to reassess maps that affect flood-insurance rates. / 11 comments
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UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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