This is the end of an era, as W. Broadway will no longer smell of cinnamon, cumin, and the like. The buyer of the two buildings plans to convert them to residential. / 4 comments
Plus: "Wizardry and sorcery" school to open in FiDi; Amazon Prime discounts at Whole Foods; two possible uses for the former Grazin' space on Reade; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resiliency plan; the condominium going up at Canal and Greene. / 5 comments
While Disney's move might ultimately be good for the burgeoning Hudson Square neighborhood, it will come at a price—four buildings each over 100 years old will be demolished. Here's a look at the character to be lost forever. / 18 comments
Plus: Another Battery Park City rental building will get converted to condos; how to report an idling truck or bus (and get paid for your efforts); work starts on 30-story Greenwich Street building. / 2 comments
Plus: A peek inside the new-build restaurant on Sixth Ave.; TD Bank backs out of plans for a new Tribeca branch; no more TC totes; sculpture show at Untitled.
Plus: Q&A with Paul Rudd; 70 Vestry model unit; the state of the estuarium at Pier 26; dispute over DeLury Square in the Seaport; the tented camp on Governors Island. / 6 comments
Plus: The new sculpture at Tribeca Park is up; Casey Neistat's confusing signage; "Hotel Nouvet" sign for a shoot; "Jessica Jones" is back; Soho restaurant Mamo is closed due to a fire.
Plus: Seamore's is in the hiring stage (and it'll have an Airstream trailer outside); possible new shoe store on Broadway; rooftop addition on Duane; last chance for a free Tribeca Citizen tote; "Modern Persuasion" shoot. / 12 comments
Also on Community Board 1's July agendas: The pedestrian plaza between Sixth Avenue and Church; event space on Broadway; block party on Reade; Chick-fil-A garbage; big Seaport development; much more. / 4 comments
Plus: Protesters camping out at Foley Square; Soho Photo competition winners; sample sale at Franklin St. Showroom; more of the likely redevelopment of Zaitzeff's building. / 8 comments
Plus: New FiDi condos come with yacht rides; Russell Simmons is trying to sell his apartment again; more photos of 3 World Trade Center; Joel Grey on "Fiddler" in Yiddish.
Plus: A firm opening date for A Summer Day Café; the Dead Rabbit is taking stock of the fire and water damage; Broadway plywood down; reserve a free ride on a fireboat. / 1 comment
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