A stroll inland allowed me to check out 77 Greenwich, the new Trinity Place school, Elizabeth Berger Plaza, the Greek Orthodox Church and a rare trip through the memorial. / 2 comments
Plus a matching donation challenge for the Seaport Coalition; a documentary promo at Wagner; a local fitness instructor starts her own gig.
Plus a new Net settles on Reade Street; the story behind the new name at 77 Greenwich; De Niro wins in court. / 1 comment
Updates on OneSeed, German School of Manhattan, Au Cheval and Blue Bottle Coffee. / 9 comments
Plus a local artist shows in empty storefront windows; a memorial will be held for Scott Geyer; flower flash for a real estate wedding.
Plus an online preschool fair for downtown schools; Tribeca Obscura; who is the New Yorkiest?
Plus a new show at Pace Art Gallery and Art Projects International; a $22 million plan for the streets of Hudson Square. / 1 comment
Nico Victorino comes to the school from down the street -- he's been an assistant principal at PS 276 for the past seven years and a city school teacher since 2012.
The sidewalk bridge covering two sides of the school has been up for what I think is at least four years, and it looks like there's a ways to go. / 5 comments
Public schools opened today across the neighborhood and in every case, enrollment is down -- especially at PS 234. / 4 comments
Linda wrote: I am wondering if anyone knows why the tree that was planted in front of the entrance to PS 234 maybe 17 years ago appears dead. / 7 comments
Park Preschool closed last July suddenly; the German School hopes it can enroll enough students to fill that space as well as the one they have now.
The NYPD 1st and 5th precinct have scheduled community council meetings that the public can attend and ask questions. I... — Randy / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes they use the Manhattan Mini-Storage at 78 Walker also. That seems a natural target for enforcement then. — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals meet up at the Post office on Canal Street. This mayor is allowing much more to happen. Like... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said, Marcus - completely agree. Convoluting immigration with illegal street vending is a distraction from the real issue. Enforcing... — JT / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
We have now had several mayors in a row who clearly don't care about this problem, or even implicitly support... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes, they have been massively expanding both up and down Broadway from Canal, so it's also changing the character of... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals because that is exactly what they are are storing their counterfeit goods in storage places all over the... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street