Plus: Construction appears imminent at Broadway and Franklin; mystery wire on W. Broadway; possible bank branch; OpenTable ignores everything south of Houston Street. / 1 comment
"This property will be one of the most luxurious hotels in New York City," says one of the developers of the 96-room hotel going up at Greenwich and Desbrosses. / 7 comments
Plus: The mayor's office claims it wants community input on its jail plan (but is Margaret Chin already onboard?); Seaport restaurant/bar is now a taqueria; beekeeping family; public comment for resiliency proposals. / 18 comments
Plus: "Ghostbusters" insignia repainted; Kingkow's World Trade Center mall store will reopen; a likely catering kitchen on Reade; Oculus elevator signage; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot; tonight's Video Music Awards performance. / 2 comments
Plus: Kaffe 1668 South is getting a renovation; construction truck crashes through hollow sidewalk; could the big stage at the Oculus be for the VMAs?; climbing dome at Peck Slip; the entrance to 111 Murray is open (but the sidewalk isn't). / 1 comment
Plus: Attempting to replicate a photo of 111 Murray; tourist bus crowds at West and Chambers; competition to design a better garbage can; half the unknown-location photos from the late 1980s have been identified. / 3 comments
Plus: Inside the Color Factory pop-up; history of the building where L'Angolo is; the stalled Battery Maritime Building conversion gets a new investor; a toast to Raoul's. / 1 comment
Plus: Tribute to Aretha Franklin at the Franklin Street subway station; a better look at the sad state of the Cast Iron House penthouse; Tribeca Film Festival dates; tennis activities at Brookfield Place. / 4 comments
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
Plus: Former Trump fixer puts 111 Murray apartment up for rent; local thefts; living in Battery Park City; FiDi development map; Champion to open store on Broadway. / 7 comments
Plus: Visit to the apartment of a curio collector; local subway stop is among the city's hottest; De Maria restaurant has closed; Bareburger takes heat for being less than entirely organic. / 2 comments
Plus: What is going on at the Cast Iron House?; Robert Janz collages on view at Philip Williams Posters; Khe-Yo is cooking with gas again. / 5 comments
Time to look into ferrets? — Leslie / Getting control of the rat situation in Washington Market Park
The MTA is losing $7 million+ a year on fare evasion. "We have to think we are all playing by... — Tribeca Citizen / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
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Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
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At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”