Arrivederci, 2Spaghi
In what might be a record, the restaurant has closed after just more than a month. The good news: It's said to be reopening elsewhere. / 4 comments
In the News: 9/11 Museum Morass
Plus: Developing Pier 40; new playground; chef Paul Liebrandt; lawyer's loft; school outrage; seahorses; CB1 election; school fundraising; Obama to visit again; fires; subway station leaking; a teacher reminisces; Mickey Drexler; lawn status.
Revealed: The Location of Masa Spinoff Tetsu
Also on the CB1 agendas for June: The prepared-food restaurant coming to Warren Street, a new restaurant on Broadway, a rooftop pavilion on Watts, beer and wine in the Battery Park Bosque, and more. / 4 comments
Greatest Hits: Volume 1
There have been a lot of new readers lately, so I figured I'd remind everyone about a few of the more memorable posts from the past few years. / 1 comment
Newsletter: May 31
Numerophilia • Gold Store? • Craig Bagno's New York • Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide • New York by Gehry Plaza • More
In the News: Nili Lotan Turns East
Plus: David Bouley on Brushstroke; a strange smell; Greenmarket report; Brooks Brothers to open on Wall Street. / 2 comments
Numerophilia! (Part 3.5)
The countdown of street numbers continues—after this post. Think of these numbers as the runners-up.
Craig Bagno’s New York
Craig Bagno is shooting New York City with film cameras: "TLRs, point & shoots from the 80's, folders, rangefinders, the SLR that I've owned since I was 16." The color ones speak to me in particular, but all of them are infused with love for the city. / 1 comment
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Exactly. You stated this better than I did. — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold