Opening this weekend. Plus: Stuzzicheria 2.0; straight-edge shave; cheap night at the Flea; rehabbing Alice. / 1 comment
It lives! Plus: Restoration at St. Paul's Chapel; ships at Pier 25; stabbing at Chambers subway stop; La Colombe opening in Chicago.
Or at least tri-Asian. Plus: Deals at Tribeca Language and Marc Forgione; Tribeca on "Selling New York"; Elton John tickets; Prime Essentials. / 1 comment
Tiny's, the long-awaited restaurant in the three-story pink building that used to house Hoi An, opened for lunch today. I think I was its first paying customer. / 1 comment
Details on the new plans for Il Matto. Plus: Discoveries under Fulton Street; graffiti artist's loft recreated; 25 Broad now leasing; 4WTC potentially delayed. UPDATE: Added Manhattan Loft Guy's before-and-after look at Alexander Wang's loft.
Plus: Tour bus plan scrapped; elementary school zones said to be getting rejiggered; Tiny's; China Center's vertical garden at 1WTC; Sazón sued over tips; Seaport ships on the block?
Plus: Garbage garage ruling; Frites 'N' Meats truck's propane tanks; Harrison Street townhouse price jump; trees cut down; gas leak in BPC; Trump Soho denied plaza seating.
Plus: More details on 37 Warren (including an addition) and the 9/11 memorial visitor experience; Ward III reservations; and ROC's anniversary.
Plus: $1 pizza; getting into Tribeca Film Festival's opening night; beach volleyball; sales on shoes and pens; CB1 meeting; Plein Sud party.
What was discussed: Sazón's behavior problems, the restaurants coming to the old Columbine space and 61 Reade (read the menus!), and "roving firebombs."
The Il Matto folks tried to explain themselves at last night's meeting of the CB1 Tribeca committee. It was a little ugly, and just in the traditional neighbors-vs.-owners way. / 2 comments
We remember when it was the Living Word Church (1990s)! — Duane denizen / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Right. From the outset, the sensible thing would have been building new facilities at Rikers and designing as humane, therapeutic... — Lisa / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
Cars are not allowed to make right and left turns? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Please, let me shed a tear for the poor driver who can’t make u-turns or speed. Yeah cyclists don’t pay... — Cd / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
A nightmare for Chinatown neighbors (and perhaps Tribeca too, if these ever open). These foolish and too small mini-jails were... — Marcus / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
We can consistently be for: - stricter traffic enforcement against cars - stricter traffic enforcement against bicycles It's not either/or.... — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Yes, please. Wasn't this in the works? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure