Newsletter: February 2
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The Bean, revealed
The sculpture dba The Bean at 56 Leonard is completely revealed as its shiny curvy self. / 10 comments
In the News: Holiday Inn in Fidi will be temporary home for migrants
The 50-story hotel at Washington and Rector will accept migrants kicked out of other states for the next year. / 16 comments
Plans to restore the Brooklyn Banks skateboard park — and then some
The famous skateboard park has been closed since 2010 for renovations to the bridge, and now neighbors and skaters have banded together to create a nine-acre park. / 1 comment
Portfolio School will become a parent/teacher coop
The K-5 school that opened here in 2016 is being handed over to the parents and will become a non-profit.
In the News: An emissions map and its relation to consumption
Plus honoring an abolitionist on Lispenard; 111 Wall gets a facelift and then some; Succession at Broadway and Chambers.
The Bean “opens” today
The monumental (and significant) sculpture has been under construction at the Jenga building since February 2019. It will be fully unobstructed by noon.
Nosy Neighbor: Is a cannabis dispensary coming to Harrison?
The process for siting a licensed cannabis dispensary is not simple, but there will be more coming soon. / 13 comments
In the News: Solaire moving like hotcakes
Plus a study in ivory; Convene starts layoffs here; Seaport hotel sells. / 4 comments
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Man shot on a moving N train as it approached Canal
The suspect fled at the Canal Street station at Broadway with a woman. The victim is in stable condition.
Seaport Coalition wins round one against tower
Construction has been ordered to stop by a Supreme Court judge on the block-square site at 250 Water. / 25 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
Tammy was a wonder. A mind that could quickly grasp the implications of any idea or proposal, and an approach... — Jeff / Community Board 1 leadership turns over after six years
In 1994? — Lulu / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
Don't forget 270 Broadway, the old State Office Building, now residential. Also, discount stores that made pre- and early-Tribeca a... — Gary / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?
All, The Halal cart should have a 12ft wide open pedestrian zone, which it does not. It is just over... — victoria / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?
Great news, Olio e Piu would have been terrible — cody / An update on Mr Chow
I come back to his wonderful images again and again. Robert Janz was a tutor at Hornsey where I studied... — Christina Lorimer / Robert Janz, who painted the streets and sidewalks of the neighborhood, has died
It’s confusing that taking advantage of Bogardus is allowed — Mr G / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?