In the News: WFC Staircase Saved
Plus: 83 Walker new-build will be "inverted"; Issey Miyake sale; actor buys on Warren; Brushstroke wine list; 9/11 museum price; kindergarten outrage; ice cream sandwiches.
Nosy Neighbor: Who Are the Guys in the Geeky Pants?
"Who are the guys walking around every day in the ultra-skinny suits, geeky, suit pants to midcalf?” —@johnmcevoy / 1 comment
Newsletter: June 16
Kutsher's Tribeca • Damon Dash • Wedding-photo backdrops • American Icon • Loft Peeping: bachelor pad • Ponte's windows • WFC mall closings • 9/11 Memorial • Maxwell's • More
Seen & Heard: White & Church
Opening Friday with "cocktails and bites." Plus: Cigar shop closed; Gary Graham sample sale; "Catch Me If You Can" event; a missing portrait.
In the News: 9/11 Memorial “Community Evenings”
The first Sunday of the month. Plus: Reality-TV restaurant closed after one month; Whole Foods cashier says she was fired for being pregnant; City Hall bike path outrage; Pier 15; New York by Gehry; Fulton Street Transit Center pix; Rector Square. / 2 comments
More on Kutsher’s Tribeca
A prominent investor reveals his involvement and dishes on how the "modern Jewish bistro" came to be, who else is investing, why they chose Tribeca, why Kutsher's Tribeca won't be strictly Kosher, and more. / 6 comments
Help a Tribecan: Wedding-Photo Backdrops
"I'm getting married at Thalassa in November and wanted to see if you or anyone on your staff could help me come up with photo locations to take my wedding pictures." OK, staff, let's get thinking.... / 6 comments
In the News: World Financial Center
Mass closings. Plus: Compose upheaval; CB1 spurned at 9/11 ceremony; Hudson Square hotel.
Seen & Heard: 83 Franklin
Plus: Shake Shack "C-line"; White & Church; Dis Respectacles; Stuart Elster's drawings; sports bar; ExerBlast deal; Tribeca Furniture Outlet. / 2 comments
First Impressions: American Icon
When I noticed something named American Icon was opening at 360 Broadway, I figured it was another jeans store. But no! / 2 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Why Are the Windows Above Ponte’s Boarded Up?
"When I was walking in the Hudson River Park the other evening, I noticed for the first time that windows above Ponte's are boarded up. What's going on in there?" —Adam / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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