Plus: The antagonistic ice cream truck; Hubert Street maisonette gets a $20 million price-chop; Blackstones salon opens tomorrow; Sheldon Silver crony wins special election; Hudson Square building to get 10,000-square-foot rooftop event space.
Plus: Zadig & Voltaire sample sale today; Tribeca's Kitchen has reopened; Beach sign restoration; actual work happening at City Vineyard; 56 Leonard's final windows; huge Tribeca Film Fest street fair is this Saturday; no Drive-In screenings this year. / 7 comments
Plus: Q&A with artist Alexis Rockman; the conversion of the former New York Stock Exchange office building to rentals; chef Daniel Rose. / 3 comments
Plus: Exhibit of work by longtime Tribeca artist Tom Shannon; Jay Street retail space for rent; Starbucks opens another branch on the same block; Hudson building being converted to condos; Classic Car Club's interesting new location.
After a false start or two, the outpost of Jack's Stir Brew Coffee in the Roxy Hotel has opened. Well, soft-opened, but it has coffee and baked goods and lots of outdoor seating—what more do you want?
Plus: Wichcraft's new branding revealed; fireworks off Battery Park tonight; activity in former Bond real estate office; Hudson Yards tower visible in the distance; Blue in Green expansion; Walker Street retail space; "Law & Order: SVU" yet again. / 5 comments
Plus: Prices slashed at Battery Park City community center; Tribeca dog on TV; Vietnam Memorial restoration; how to make Khe-Yo's Bang Bang Sauce. / 1 comment
"Her first sex shock came during what she thought was a pajama party," according to the New York Post.
Plus: The dreaded Broadway bus bulb is getting rebuilt; more looks at the 70 Vestry model; 7 World Trade Center plaza got its replacement trees; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; the droning outside Tribeca Tower still hasn't been fixed.
Plus: Todd Merrill store on Lafayette has sort-opened; the former Ivy's Bistro space has gone under the plywood; sculpture show at Patrick Parrish; Ooh! Shoes is closing.
Plus: When did Bubby's stop being open 24 hours?; 11 N. Moore upgraded its garage doors; Bloomberg's Tribeca Film Festival trailer includes closed businesses; more World Trade Center updates; pizza box gets ahead of itself. / 2 comments
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
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