It was a good year for Christmas tree sellers; plus Soho Rezoning and its affect on the council race; a push for BMCC profs to strike.
Drom Fragrances and Savida on Duane, along with Abey Nails on Chambers have closed permanently. And the locksmith on Canal *looks* closed but it's temporary. / 2 comments
This neighborhood has a few shops that are one-of-a-kind not just in the city but even the region. If you've never visited, now is the time.
The former supermarket provides 16,000 square feet of play and learning space over two levels and activates that stretch of Greenwich again. / 25 comments
Plus more on the over-the-top Felix Roasting Co. in Soho; Henrik Lundqvist will move to the Capitals; Leo's Bagels gets a shout-out. / 1 comment
The members-only family play and education facility is coming along, revealing the open windows there for the first time in ages. / 5 comments
Finding a lot of success online -- and with the future of indoor classes still uncertain -- the makerspace has decided to take its program fully online. / 1 comment
Plus 30 Warren's scraps go to a community garden in Queens; Glowbar is stuck in the off position; luxury home sales picking up? / 1 comment
Both the Chase branch at Broadway and Chambers and the Capital One branch at West Broadway and Chambers will close before the end of the year. / 12 comments
Holy Ground, the subterranean restaurant behind the closed Summers Day Cafe; the allergy doctor on Broadway; China Chalet, the Fidi mainstay for the late-night crowd. / 3 comments
Salaam Bombay has left its longtime spot on Greenwich; plus Pixel Academy, Brooklyn Game Lab, Flowers by Yasmine and 10 Corso Como have all closed permanently. / 8 comments
Yoga Shanti, the city outlet of the Sag Harbor studio founded by Colleen Saidman Yee, has closed permanently along with its upstairs neighbor, Kula Yoga. / 5 comments
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