Plus: Opening forecasts for Blue Bottle's two Lower Manhattan cafés; actress Diane Kruger bought here; actress La La Anthony lives here; court victory for anti-porn zoning; beautifying the area around the New York Stock Exchange; Ritz-Carlton penthouse to be auctioned in Hong Kong.
Plus: Another alfresco film series; mini-movies to sell real estate; vestigial sign for Temple Street; the Mudd Club Rummage Sale; writers discuss "Writing About Love." / 1 comment
Plus: King restaurant gets two stars; fast-food chain Verts plans two FiDi outposts; Jill Eisenstadt novel about Tribecans who move to the Rockaways; architecture firm settles over alleged Fair Housing Act violations in Battery Park City.
Plus: "Weird interior glow" at Washington and Desbrosses; that Church Street cornice; Tribeca artist Kazumi Yoshida; book-swap at Duane Park's Neighbors Night; hope for the World Trade Center Greenmarket. / 2 comments
Plus: Soft-opening date for FiDi's City Acres grocery store/food hall; parking placard enforcement starts today, and cops are whining about it; recommended dishes at Canal Street Market; cute yoga story. / 4 comments
Plus: Another sales office on Leonard; Washington Market Park's summer concert series; zoning forbids Pret's proposed sidewalk café; in the Seaport, an eyeglass store is opening and a kids' shop closed (and no sign of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream); Tom Hanks's fear of a Tribeca building. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: The Eleven Madison Park folks' fast-casual chain to open in FiDi; Front Street "reconstruction"; W. Broadway wine bar; liquor license changes for American Flatbread and White Street sites; Cortlandt subway station update; 50 Hudson penthouse enlargement; much more. / 5 comments
Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.
Plus: The World Trade Center Greenmarket looks less likely to return this year; pop-up celebrating immigrants; a reader reports on his visit to the new Roc in Louisville; clay-court tennis at Brookfield Place. / 1 comment
The folks behind L'Angolo, now open in the former Roc space, have changed just enough to make it their own. "I was raised in Torino, and we want that real Italian feel," says Tony Kavaja. "A little lighter, warmer, cozier." / 2 comments
Plus: The Battery Park City Authority's new CFO is leaving already; the Fuku chicken-sandwich restaurant should open next week; Reade Street conversion update; five new members of Community Board 1.
Mr Komanoff, Mara Gay noted Mayor Mamdani’s connection with taxi and Uber drivers. It is my understanding that Mayor Mamdani... — JSA / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
Am a bit surprised at the extent of votes for Cuomo. Actually a number of people we know did not... — Lisa / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
Just the sort of attitude that makes me want to get out! All ready made a deal — Don / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
Thanks, Mr. Komanoff. You're right, onwards! I did indeed enjoy MG's column, and thanks for sharing for all here. — malcolm / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
@malcolm: I get your schadenfreude about Cuomo and his forlorn enablers. But just as Mamdani did in his victory speech,... — Komanoff / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
People keep asking for a positive case for voting for Zohran (it's quite easy to make, in my opinion), but... — malcolm / Mamdani wins mayoral race; Cuomo takes Tribeca
I'll find out! — Tribeca Citizen / Nala’s Bagels will open a second location on Chambers