Plus: The litany of troubles at the St. Nicholas National Shrine; a map of landmarked properties seeking changes; estate drama.
Plus: Aggressive fencing on Church and Leonard; Clocktower Building revealed a bit more; another development site on Canal; Gilligan's reopens for the season. / 4 comments
Plus: Helicopters flying under the Brooklyn Bridge; new opening forecast for Maharishi's shop on Lispenard; the underside of the FDR Drive is being painted lavender; Franklin Street paint job; Spring Street Park; new Seaport shops and gallery. / 2 comments
The plan is for Pier 17 to open quietly in late May: The restaurants and shops won't be ready, but you'll be able to walk the perimeter, meander through the "village," and explore the roof. Here's what to expect.... / 7 comments
Plus: Comedy night at 1803; progress at building at Canal and Greene; Murray storefront still available; paintings at A+E Studios. / 3 comments
Plus: Television network is said to be mulling a move to Hudson Square; city bans doors-off helicopter flights from the Downtown Manhattan heliport; remembering the legendary Pier 34 art show and when Battery Park City was a beach.
Plus: The Ghostbusters firehouse is completely revealed, but one of the sidewalk icons is gone; Taste of Battery Park City is this weekend; "Ray Donovan" shoot; W. Broadway condo update; 3 World Trade Center's hoist is nearly removed. / 4 comments
Plus: What's up at the building with Azabu in the basement; anti-Chick-fil-A rant; Hudson River Park's financial situation; Tribeca Film Festival family event; history of a Broadway building; is Mattress Firm in trouble? / 1 comment
Plus: Shinola is planning a "new concept" for its Tribeca store this summer; medical offices coming to W. Broadway and Worth; 12 Warren ditches landscaping for stones; more bag-snagging. / 17 comments
Plus: Grand Banks will reopen soon (but not in time for this lovely weather); a map of the city's sidewalk sheds; activity at a Murray Street storefront; what looks like a sample sale on Hudson. / 1 comment
Plus: History of the building at W. Broadway and Canal; collision at Holland Tunnel off-ramps; new FiDi political club.
Plus: Tutto Il Giorno is now offering fast-casual at lunch; the top of beautiful 100 Hudson; imminent vacancy at Hudson and Hubert; paint job on Hubert; Loopy Doopy rooftop bar is open.
This Streetsblog post is over 4 years old, with no clear update since then. I see the Tribeca Trib also... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Eliz, I tried to make clear my disgust and disdain for placard abuse. I validated your outrage at the top... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/17/icymi-the-speed-limit-is-now-20-mph/ — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Ah yes, the city was given permission to lower limits, I just didn't know that Chambers had gotten the treatment... — malcolm / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
If free and easy on-street parking isn't compatible with lower Manhattan, then why is it available to city workers? The... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Apparently the speed limit is now 20. No one would ever know that since the street is usually backed up... — elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Sorry, your lone justifiable outrage IMO is that cops, firemen, court officers and other apparatchiks get free parking spaces. We... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses