Plus: Another ice cream shop; politicians push Cuomo to put locals on Battery Park City Authority board; area thefts; photos inside 3 World Trade Center.
Plus: Danny the ice man was spotted in Soho; Maxwell's moves away from plastic straws; Tipsy Shanghai is now on Thompson Street; no tenant yet for storefront at W. Broadway and Worth; "The Maid's Tragedy."
You know that huge parking lot in the Seaport, across the street from Peck Slip School? The Howard Hughes Corporation bought it for $180 million. / 6 comments
Plus: P.S. 89 anniversary celebration; the apartment of a yoga studio founder; Lower Manhattan sublet glut; Q&A with a booze marketer.
3 World Trade Center opened, along with the south side of the Oculus and a new plaza at the complex's northeast corner. Plus: Traffic markings have been painted on Greenwich, and there's bad news for commuters who use the W. Broadway entrance. / 1 comment
Plus: FIDi's striking concrete tower; man pretended to be a police officer; Night at the Museums; writer Richard Stratton; various people wanted for various crimes.
Plus: Invasion of the Jet Skis; how an artist-designed birdhouse was saved from destruction; the asking rent for the North End Grill space; Kati Roll Company opening in FiDi.
Plus: Clarification about who owns Tribeca Apothecary, opening on W. Broadway; party with Bill Murray (and Poets House); China Chalet re-created at Bortolami; "Ray Donovan," "The Other Two," and "The Kitchen" shoots. / 2 comments
Plus: South End Avenue discussion; Verve Wine opening West Coast store; 3 World Trade Center is just over a third leased; local radio broadcast.
Plus: The restaurant in the former Denny's space is Brooklyn Chop House; kids' theater program to launch this fall; perforated whatsit at 56 Leonard; Soho Photo shows; shoot tomorrow.
Plus: Frenchette review; server at Paul's Casablanca accused a manager of rape; reptile event at Washington Market Park; more trouble for St. Nicholas National Shrine. / 1 comment
Plus: The new murals at what will one day be 2 World Trade Center; Interieurs designer redid a Tribeca apartment. / 1 comment
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