Plus: Foxy FiDi building not 22 Thames (but could be on Washington); principal suggests sacrificing pre-K; Dahesh Museum of Art shop; Broadway building gets Landmarks date. / 9 comments
That headline should be a question but (a) I figured you'd be more likely to read this post with the headline as is, and (b) I'm hoping we might reach a conclusion. So, what's hanging in your lobby? / 2 comments
Plus: MTV actor buys $4 million apartment; Petropolis reopens; 106 Duane sale; 50 West seeking financing; facials at Shibui Spa; East River Blueway.
(Except the big "Seaport" sign.) Plus: Racial bias in the NYPD's First Precinct; Pier A delayed; American Flatbread reactions; Park 51-related lawsuit; Pathmark site to become apartments.
Plus: Pier 25 reopening in May; Drybar review; Franklin Street chocolate shop/restaurant kiboshed; Bridge Café fundraising drive; Go Go Curry opening date; Baba Ghanouge in FiDi; would BMCC consider moving north?
...in a glass, boxy penthouse, perhaps. Plus: Michael Kors coming to the World Financial Center; funding for the West Thames bridge; magazine editor Jesse Pearson; Canal subway mosaics; Pier 40 plan resistance.
Plus: Zac Posen's Sunday mornings; why Tribeca and Soho rule real-estate rankings; an op-ed against the Hudson River Park tax; overcrowding at P.S. 276; the "Empress of Patterns." / 6 comments
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 02/02/13). / 1 comment
The store, which had been in Tribeca for close to five years, is the latest in a long line of home stores to have tried the neighborhood, then left for elsewhere (in Karkula's case, Williamsburg).
Plus: Action on Duane Street?; Broadway restaurant opens; Bubby's celebrates Black History Month.
Plus: Bikini Bar's magazine cover; World Trade Center Performing Arts Center; Zutto review; Brooklyn Net buys big in Tribeca; David Bouley on hors d'oeuvres; 258 Broadway; Pearl Diner not dead yet. / 1 comment
Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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: 101 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: 101 Franklin / 250 Church