Loft Peeping: 2012 Loft Tour Preview #2
Let's take another sneak peek of the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Sunday, Oct. 14): an old-school artist's loft on Desbrosses with a few quirky amenities and an army of "warriors."
Newsletter: Sept. 27
Loft Peeping: Loft Tour Preview #1 • "Top Chef" Restaurant • Nosy Neighbor: Newspaper Boxes • Community Board 1 Agendas • Sole di Capri • More
Seen & Heard: Street Photography Contest
Plus: Local husband-and-wife artists' exhibit; Sole di Capri's new phone number; planting at Bowling Green. / 3 comments
In the News: Yet Another Three-Star Restaurant in Tribeca
Plus: No money yet for the Lower Manhattan Performing Arts Center; artist Laurie Spiegel; new condo among first-time Open House New York sites. / 1 comment
Is Something Bugging You?
Do something about it! But if you're going to complain, you might as well do it effectively. Three case studies. / 4 comments
Help for Hudson River Park
Also on the CB1 agendas for October: Signage for the new Pier 17; Fish Market buildings; school overcrowding report; new Hudson Square school; ballfield permits; South Street Seaport Museum's future; the "Jenga Building" at 56 Leonard; Fulton Center update; much more. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: New Furniture Store
Plus: More on Sole di Capri (née Capri Caffé); inside 5 Beekman; Tribeca music video. / 7 comments
In the News: Mental-Health Pros in Hudson River Park?
Plus: Subway attack; loft with razzle-dazzle; the 7-Eleven scourge; smushy caramels; Dirty Old 1970's New York City. / 1 comment
Reserve Now: “Top Chef” Kitchen
Popping up in the old Centrico space next month: A restaurant with "Top Chef" contestants rotating in and out of the kitchen. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: 2012 Loft Tour Preview #1
The 13th-annual Inside Tribeca Loft Tour, benefiting Friends of Duane Park, is Sunday, Oct. 14 (1–5 p.m.). If you haven't bought tickets yet, this luscious eight-bedroom apartment will surely inspire you.
Seen & Heard: Capri Caffé Has a New Name
Plus: Battery Park City Authority board meeting; "Blue Bloods" filming here; Scorcese's 80's movie shooting on a North Cove Marina boat; dog alert. / 1 comment
In the News: Rally Against Rape
Plus: Accused rapist attempts suicide; Bubby's is closing its Dumbo location; the owners of Greenwich Jewelers; 69 Murray; P.S. 150's principal; Battery Park City Block Party; unleashed dogs in Battery Park.
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Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Can we please stop calling them “vendors”!! A vendor runs a business that sells merchandise to other businesses. E.g. a... — S. / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray