Plus a peek inside Hope; Playgarden Prep launches online preschool. / 1 comment
An online concert from Tribecan David Broza; a new gallery on Broadway; more on Park Preschool.
Jeff Bezos' ex-wife has just given away more than $4 billion and the local community college is one of 384 recipients of grants intended for institutions that serve regional, minority and low-income people. / 2 comments
Plus Frenchette Bakery has added Saturday hours; the German School has added another grade; Dr. Smood's on Hubert is still in play, but on hold. / 1 comment
Plus Grand Banks will take an encore this weekend; the Christmas season has started; the Four Seasons will open Nov. 30.
Remote or not, just how many kids are off the local schools' rolls? And could more kids end up skipping town? / 6 comments
Two new restaurants are moving forward despite the pandemic; an arch worthy of a holiday pose at Cafe Atelier; a virtual open house at JCP pre-school.
City Hall Park is open. Plus local preschools will host a virtual fair; outdoor movies are already sold out at the Oculus; but the beer is coming. / 2 comments
Employees at 200 Vesey can stay home till June 2021; homework pods on the roof; Naomi Watts on pandemic beauty routines; and we are not dead yet!
A developer working with Pace University is poised to demolish an 1890s McKim, Mead & White building and replace it with a 27-story tower -- and neighbors won't have it. / 6 comments
Local schools are all going at least half remote -- and BMCC is fully remote -- meaning our streets will be a lot quieter this fall. / 3 comments
Claudine Williams shoots a quarantine still life; Ford Crull takes his brush to the Dark Horse; Tribeca Language has reopened; Downtown Alliance offers help for storefronts.
So happy for Ghislaine. She did our apartment, Love her style. — t / Seen & Heard: Get your hands dirty
Hear, hear! I used to deliver groceries to IPN in the 70's from the West Village. Best tips of the... — LongTime, FirstTime / Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
How dare you call IPN an eyesore. The residents of IPN inhabited this neighborhood when nobody else wanted to live... — jezz / Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
Not easily... — Tribeca Citizen / Finding a vaccine in the neighborhood
I also believe Westway would have been taken over with development - much as West Street is now. Can you... — G / Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
@Scott -- since you asked. Westway was basically a taxpayer-financed swindle disguised as a park that would have *worsened* traffic... — Komanoff / Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
It's a shame he succeeded with Independence Plaza and failed with the Westway. The end result is two eyesores that... — Scott / Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82