Seen & Heard: Spring openings at the Oculus
Plus Italian Easter at Grandaisy; Jeff Zimmerman glass at R&Co.; kids gardening in Battery Park City.
Jogger assaulted in the West Village in Hudson River Park
A 40-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and robbed as she ran through the park near Pier 45 on West 10th Street. / 1 comment
Made in Tribeca: The Morning Dram
With their restaurants shuttered during the pandemic, two downtowners combined their two passions to make barrel-aged coffee beans. / 1 comment
Wagner Park will close for two years starting this summer
The Battery Park City Authority's resiliency plans will raise (and raze) the park and add flood walls from the museum down to The Battery. / 21 comments
Newsletter: April 1
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New redistricting has districts all over the place
Keeping up with the redistricting: our state Senate district is now 29, if anyone cares. The primary is June 28. / 14 comments
Seen & Heard: Jumping the gun on spring
Plus a new French fine dining restaurant -- L'Abeille -- has opened on Greenwich; grants for small businesses; more tech to come at Whole Foods? / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Two Kids and a Dog
A second branch of a home-grown toy store from Dumbo has taken up residence on Greenwich and Warren. / 1 comment
In the News: High-Rise Hell
The elevator issue at 20 Exchange Place. Plus secret bars of NYC; bar sales are picking up; a penthouse designed for parties for $20 million. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: An art lending library on Walker
Plus the Conrad Hotel turns 10; Frenchette gets wine honors; where to catch some cherry blossoms.
Plans for 62-64 Reade will create six full-floor residential units
The two Italianate buildings just west of Broadway will be combined as one with a floor and a half added to the top. They have not been touched in decades. / 4 comments
Greek restaurant coming to Duane and Greenwich
The space that was Serenata most recently -- and before that Max -- will be reimagined as a casual Greek. / 17 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
As I have mentioned here before: just from a financial perspective, this would cost a lot more than the borough-based... — malcolm / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Alternative Plan #2: Renovate Rikers Island instead. — Marcus / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Would it help to make it illegal to buy or own counterfeit junk? I believe that's the case in Europe.... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
Last week? Already back in business. Snow and rain only kept them away for a few hours, didn’t stop the... — R. / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
We're still doing this? This is happening and the focus should be on pushing for the best version of this... — malcolm / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Link to sign the petition for alternate location: https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-current-manhattan-bbj-plan-support-affordable-housing-alternative-sites?redirect_reason=guest_user Builds affordable housing at 125 White Street. Relocates the jail to... — canal resident / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
This drives me crazy! Such a flagrant example of "Rules for thee, not for me" — GM / Looking back on a year of congestion pricing