Plus: Dancing with a robot; donate to Bogardus Plaza; New York Academy of Art's grotesque sculpture show; Tribeca Greenmarket update.
Plus: Conflict of interest at the World Trade Center observatory; One Chase Manhattan Plaza is getting renamed. / 8 comments
Plus: Explanation for Bar Cyrk's name; more signage up at Brookfield Place; teenagers eligible for Community Board 1; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting. / 1 comment
Plus: The Hideaway in the Seaport prepares to open for real; rebuilding Brooklyn Banks skate park; Woolworth Building storefronts; public art at Foley Square and the James hotel. / 1 comment
Plus: Biker thugs who attacked local dad avoid jail time; Barneys Soho closed; Greenwich Street boutique hotel; high driver runs into cop, says it was on purpose; Soho Rep review; 15 Broad analysis. / 1 comment
Plus: Northern Tiger tests recipes; the Smith & Mills sidewalk shed; new renderings for tall, thin 125 Greenwich; Cortlandt Alley building starts construction.
For one thing, it's now 111 Murray. For another, it'll have a raised lobby and a circular driveway....
Plus: Test-driving a Lamborghini in Tribeca; Scholastic closing sale; the World Trade Center leasing situation; Sheldon Silver re-elected; L'Ecole restaurant to close after 30 years.
Plus: Demolition underway on Washington; 508 Gastrobrewery has officially closed; radio personality Elvis Duran buys big; Kim's Cleaners appears open in its new spot; Kansas art show.
Plus: Visiting David Gage String Instrument Repair; two new fashion boutiques in the South Street Seaport; Woolworth Building lobby tours.
Plus: Sheldon Silver's shady shenanigans; subway station robbery at knifepoint; Reade Chambers sales.
Plus: More on the Roc crash driver; Bâtard tops year-end lists; Trinity Church files demolition permits; Port Authority to consider selling World Trade Center; more Meredith Monk. / 1 comment
435 mature trees getting taken out is brutal — Peter G / The plans for the reconstruction of Rockefeller Park
Whatever happened, the illegal bazaar is alive and well as of fifteen minutes ago, couldn’t even squeeze through the crowds... — R. / In the News: More ICE on Canal Street
That the planners of this huge enterprise could not find a better solution than simply demolishing Ned Smyth's beautiful sculpture... — George Bacon / The plans for the reconstruction of Rockefeller Park
Well written mulciber. I couldn't agree more. — grlaeris / In the News: More ICE on Canal Street
Let's be clear about terms here. Many say they want to "clean up" Canal Street. Having lived in the neighborhood... — mulciber / In the News: More ICE on Canal Street
This is a terrific story about a wonderful and gifted family. Bravo! — Tracy Nieporent / Art in Tribeca: The paintings of Stephen Grillo
Absolutely; the big fixes will take decades to plan and build in any event, and in the meantime all of... — Reader on Reade / The plans for the reconstruction of Rockefeller Park