Progress Report: July 2012
It can be hard to keep up with everything that’s coming soon (or coming eventually), so here’s a quick rundown—including fresh updates, when available. / 3 comments
Newsletter: July 9
Drybar • Another Broadway Condo Conversion • Valentine No. 19 • Pediatrician Closes Office • Welcome to Tweebeca • Real Estate Report • More
In the News: FiDi Is Getting a Drybar, Too
Plus: Much-disliked real-estate developer; misspelled street sign; stylist's dog.
Seen & Heard: Baked by Melissa
Plus: Saluggi's Sandwich Shoppe update; South Soho stoop sale; how to reach the BPCA regarding Asphalt Green; Robert Ludlum authors; Greenmarket report; West Street lane closures. / 1 comment
Photo Safari!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. / 2 comments
In the News: Another Broadway Building Going Condo
Plus: The city was putting heat on Uncle Mike's; Handsome Coffee Roasters pulls out of Demi Monde; Duane Park restaurant; African Burial Ground to temporarily close; the Fulton Fulcrum; New York Rescue Mission; living in a tent in Battery Park.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Drybar Is Opening in Tribeca
Plus: Everyman Espresso opens just above Canal; more on Delboys; Glen Phillips and Grant-Lee Phillips. / 1 comment
In the News: Longtime Downtown Pediatrician Closes Office
Plus: Group babysitting so parents can party; Chase Manhattan Plaza lawsuit; fabric company won't sell building to developers. / 1 comment









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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