The new-build 4,100-square-foot retail space at 34 Leonard, which fronts West Broadway, has been empty for a while now. It's in a great location, with a handsome vibe. What should go there? / 3 comments
A tentative WTC agreement • Is BPC a "declining market"? • Dining deals • Park update • Manhattan Youth vs. Asphalt Green • Coyote to the Bronx? • And more / 1 comment
Many kids get kindergarten-waitlist news • The end of the W subway is near • City Hall is in major disrepair • And more
The New York Times dining section finds lots to get excited about in Tribeca • Which neighborhood restaurants better shape up or they'll get C grades? • Kindergarten crowding • Truffles Tribeca • The Triangle Below Chambers? • More
Curious about the "extreme party event" loft at 109 Reade that's been in the local news? (That's the one where "fire massages" have been offered.) A tipster discovered photos of it on Airbnb, a site where travelers locate rooms to rent.
Benvenuto Café appears to be coming soon • Groupon for Merchants NY Café • Trattoria Cinque is giving away meals left and right • A body-scrub deal (?) at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility • Beekman Tower • Dogs at swim
Plus: Inside Terroir Tribeca • Hudson River Park budget woes • Taste of Front Street • Tamarind Tribeca opening Mar. 29 • Greenwich Street fails address test • Marc Forgione pork sliders • Blake Lively and Beyoncé's mom
Plus: 60 Warren penthouse • 56 Leonard gets built! Kinda... • Tribeca-based CEO all over the news • American Thread Building • Grown & Sewn gets a rave
Plus: Walker's addition unveiled • Massage sale at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility • Andy Garcia • Beekman Tower loses the crane • Downtown Dance Factory
Plus: The Department of Education's back-up plan for overcrowding • Tax relief for BPC residents? • Edward Albee shows the WSJ around his 6,000-square-foot Harrison Street loft • P.S. 234 vs. Manhattan Youth • And more / 1 comment
Plus: Independence Plaza loses a battle • The Flea gets a good review • A B-list celebrity encounter at Tribeca Health & Fitness • Battery Park City Library set to open
Plus: Local winners in New York mag's Best of New York • Tribeca's top coffee, according to the NYT • Senator Squadron to the rescue! • A $12 million penthouse goes for closer to $8 million [tears of sympathy] • And more
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