Plus: New York Kitchen & Bath on Broadway; Warren Street bar trying again; welcome improvements at Yoya's Park; another commercial shoot. / 2 comments
The 81-story "tower will feel equally at home in Tribeca and the World Trade Center," says architect Bjarke Ingels, who also lives in Tribeca. Click through for renderings galore.... / 2 comments
Plus: Leonard Street refurbishment unveiled; old signage uncovered on Beach Street; brickwork on Vestry; concerts at Washington Market Park.
Plus: Refrigerated cases at Gourmet Garage; 11 N. Moore unveiled; demolition in northwest Tribeca; why all the costumed kids last weekend; Le District en plein air; Worth Street landmark issue.
"I assume the base of 7 World Trade Center is the way it is for security purposes, but is there anything inside there?" —A.
Plus: Battery Park carousel lit up; Tribeca Cinemas building for sale; funky new building at Nassau and Fulton; woman hit by bus. / 2 comments
"I love the feeling of 'just a little too much,'" says Marika Wagle, whose vibrant Tribeca loft is featured in the new book, "The New Bohemians." Take a look around....
Plus: News Corp. and 21st Century Fox inch closer to 2WTC; 111 Murray tower to be a bit shorter; Irish Hunger Memorial designer's inspiration; Citi Bike thefts. / 1 comment
Plus: Sugar-daddy website leads to trouble; lighting strikes 1 World Trade Center; bartender rescues guy who backflipped into the East River; tourists getting scammed at the Staten Island Ferry; iPad stolen from school. / 1 comment
Plus: Irish Hunger Memorial marriage proposal; 93 Worth storefronts; Park Place demolition; Gunbae Yelp review; "Where in Tribeca...?" / 1 comment
Plus: Suicide at 1 West; analysis of loft sale at 249 Church; Imagination Playground's water spouts.
Plus: Homes with "safe rooms"; Battery Place Market's Nepalse staffers' fundraising drive; "Law & Order" fans are reviewing Manhattan Criminal Court online.
(Pam's coverage of development issues is so amazing.) I choose to focus on the positive: 976 new homes, in a... — Komanoff / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
There was no "Tribeca" when IDP was built. The area from Citibank to Whole Foods complex was in an urban... — G / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Even though building housing is worthwhile, the scale of this project is not in keeping with the community. Despite the... — Gary / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Chris Marte told us during his reelection campaign that the development is not moving forward now and that is pushing... — B / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Yup, I'm with you generally. I'd always like to see more money for community benefits, since you know the developers... — malcolm / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
this isn't safe for the tenants or the businesses on the block. Vernado lies about affordable housing and doesn't care... — NY Native / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza