Plus: Michael Levine of Community Board 1 has retired; another Aretha Franklin tribute; cladding starts at 25 Park Row; "Instinct" shoot; one fabulous phallus.
Plus: Landmarks votes to preserve the back of a Worth Street building; "special report" on retail vacancies; that big oyster; how a Parsons's dean spends his Sundays. / 10 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Worth Street wine bar; Spring Studios wants looser regulations; pedestrian plaza between Church and Sixth; Issey Miyake signage; Chefscape food hall; the jail tower; much more.
Plus: Diners who stare at their phones; new ferry route; developer accuses neighbor of extortion; Independence Plaza tax bill; Broadway condos; Jason Biggs's lot-line windows; man confesses grisly murder at Tribeca police station. / 3 comments
Plus: Another truck collapsed the sidewalk; long-delayed subway elevator is finally up and running; Church Street storefront activity; "Instinct" shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: WeWork said to be close to signing a big lease at 1 World Trade Center; the story of 399 Washington; Tribeca teen is a ball person at the U.S. Open; Yves Saint Laurent beauty pop-up.
Plus: Film crew was told to park in Tribeca even though the shoot was in Battery Park City; the lavender paint job of the FDR Drive; 56 Leonard retail space; space shuttle memorabilia in Stuyvesant High School. / 5 comments
A source in the real-estate industry says that the building is in talks to be sold, and that most people looking at it think it makes the most sense as a teardown. / 4 comments
Plus: New rendering of Park Row tower; Liberty Island evacuated because of fire; wizardry-themed cocktail class; in praise of Philadelphia pretzels. / 1 comment
Plus: Chipotle isn't reopening for at least a month; Maman's café in Northwest Tribeca will be smaller than assumed; no progress at the Martignetti brothers' bar at W. Broadway and Canal; former clinic for rent. / 1 comment
Plus: Popular sushi restaurant Sugarfish to open on Spring Street; the development of Governors Island; rock singer likes a Tribeca restaurant; storm-resiliency planning; Noted Tribeca's pork belly lettuce wraps. / 3 comments
Plus: Champion's new Soho store is open; construction update on the Best Western Chibeca; Brookfield Place tennis court; activity at the former Papa Kitchen space. / 3 comments
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: 100 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: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Can we please stop calling them “vendors”!! A vendor runs a business that sells merchandise to other businesses. E.g. a... — S. / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray