Plus: Department of Buildings paperwork for space rumored to be a Bloomingdale's; Gee Whiz Diner reopens today; Liberty Park's garden wall; key World Trade Center corridor closer to opening; Fulton hotel rendering; Hudson Street in 2004. / 1 comment
Plus: Where to have sex in public around here; new bike rules for the Battery Park City esplanade?; good Samaritans help a guy who fell on subway tracks; gum thief threatens to shoot Duane Reade employee; new Warren condo. / 3 comments
And another store closed. Plus: Friends of Duane Park's annual Neighbors Night; Pakistan Tea House update; volleyball tournament this weekend; more poor parking by the 1st Precinct; the Four Seasons hotel's plaza. / 7 comments
Plus: Orlando victims honored by lights on the Municipal Building; what looks like a new British sandwich shop in Soho; Pisillo's frozen espresso drink; the glassing of 19 Park Place. / 6 comments
Plus: The Tommie hotel gets unbranded; a bill in Albany proposes to remove size restrictions on new buildings; Taylor Swift is subletting in the West Village; Scoop is kaput. / 7 comments
Plus: City panel's crane recommendations include black boxes like the Tribeca crane had; new buyer at Franklin Place condo is suing over the brick-wall view; 111 Murray over the years.
Plus: Tribeca mom on the rampage; Rent the Runway showroom; Baked is stocking a new condo's private "patisserie"; plans for a new museum on Liberty Island.
Plus: Pakistan Tea House is a bit unsteady; the musical swings at Brookfield Place; the name of Ichimura's forthcoming restaurant; Joe Coffee at the new Cadillac showroom.
Plus: Zesty new brickwork at the Roxy; the Battery Park City Authority decides to pass on public commenting; one-day Alexander Hamilton exhibit; preliminary design for one of the new buildings at Chambers and Church; physical therapy facility. / 1 comment
Plus: Controversial FiDi arcade plan update; the Obamas' landlords bought on Greenwich Street; Downtown Connection funding; former NBA player Jason Williams lives here; Tiger beer pop-up.
Sushi chef Eiji Ichimura is leaving the Bouley empire and striking out on his own; Sole di Capri had big aspirations for a sidewalk cafe; David Bouley showed up to talk about Bouley Botanical; a bar we'll be hearing about next month.
Plus: A tall Tribecan; Battery Park City tween on Broadway; what to do about a pothead neighbor; the changing downtown skyline; Community Board 1 votes against Raccoon Lodge spinoff; breakfast coming to two Tribeca elementary schools. / 1 comment
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?