Newsletter: January 4
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Seen & Heard: Big lines at Barnes & Noble
Plus full house at Oonee; a photography show at the Opening Gallery; a lunar new year party at PS 150. / 1 comment
New restaurant proposed for the Palm space
An applicant with the same name as a chain of Argentinian restaurants in Miami is on the CB1 licensing agenda for this month. / 4 comments
Community Board 1 meetings for January
A construction update on the shelter for Washington Street; more cannabis applications; a gut reno for two old Chambers Street buildings, and more! / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: PS 234 fence returns
Plus public pickleball courts uptown; stormy skies over Tribeca; a penthouse pavilion with a view. / 3 comments
Vendors will be prohibited from Brooklyn Bridge starting this week
Vending has always been prohibited on the bridge. But as of Jan. 3 the city promises to enforce its own rules. / 3 comments
Celebrating 25 years of Hudson River Park, Part 4
The Hudson River Park Trust's fourth and current president on the park's beginnings, Piers 25 and 26 and how they influenced park development up to 57th Street. / 1 comment
Whole Foods ransacked
A man ran through the store last week, throwing food off the shelves and smashing glass cases and bottles. / 1 comment
Newsletter: January 1, 2024 | Happy New Year
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Celebrating 25 years of Hudson River Park, Part 3
The Hudson River Park Trust's third president on the origins of the park, Pier 26 and the wetland ecosystem that everyone said could not be built.
Food for thought on the tower for Independence Plaza
Just how can 652,000 square feet be used? / 6 comments
Barnes & Noble Tribeca will close next month
The bookseller opened on Warren and Greenwich in 2007. The Fifth Avenue flagship opened in 1971. / 33 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
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
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