Community Board 1 agendas for September
Lots to talk about this month at CB1: congestion pricing, floating billboards and brownfield cleanup, but also licenses for Buddha Bar, 28 Liberty, Convene, 16 Hudson and 75 Barclay, among others. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Sept. 5
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In the News: Case dismissed for 9/11 workers at Stuy
Plus Uber founder settles at 565 Broome; Soho and Brownsville have something in common; Wendy Williams has a night out on Murray; an insurance exec moves into the Woolworth building. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: 9/11 Tribute in Light gets preview this week
Plus the Downtown Community Center will host an open house; Smorgasburg adds tunes from 2 to 7 on Fridays; free movies on Fosun's Plaza starting this Thursday.
Crowd Sourcing: The poop problem
There have probably been more complaints to the TC email about dog droppings than any other topic. So dog owners, what's the story? / 21 comments
Gateway tenants battling to keep rents ‘affordable’
A group of residents at the 1,700-unit Gateway Plaza are trying to keep the rents there from continuing to climb, and make sure units that were stabilized in 2009 will stay that way. / 19 comments
Seen & Heard: Frankly Wines doubles down
Plus no more Happy Land; the latest Instagram bait on York; Pure Green Cleaners on Warren; and new and improved cobbles on Greenwich. / 2 comments
In the News: Real estate, gossip and Governors
AKA Tribeca gets a review; the Citibank building gets its close up; Governors Island gets a new chief development officer (for the first time); celebrity children get taken out to brunch.
Nosy Neighbor: Who hung this painting in Cortlandt Alley?
It's a repro of the Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church from 1887 titled "Niagara Falls, from the American Side" and it's almost as big as the original that can now be found in Scotland. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Sept. 2 – Happy Labor Day!
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Where in Tribeca? A Labor Day treat
These images are cast from one of the more special visual elements in our streetscape. Not many folks will need a clue, but just in case, here it is: Summer's over. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: A piece of Chambers Street uncovered
Plus love spotted on Greenwich Street; Japanese Bon Odori dance festival on Governors; a local textile artist wins a sustainability award; the Blacktail at Pier A adds "The Terrace." / 10 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I'm late to the party but I've often wondered if the 443 owners know that the industrial-era wood beams that... — citypixie / Condo owners at 443 Greenwich have been suing developer for years
If the developer is granted any variances in exchange for improvements, the developer ought to be forced to put enough... — James Bogardus / A glimpse at 250 Church aka 101 Franklin
Love this. Hopefully it doesn't get scratched or modified due to red-tape. — Randy / A glimpse at 250 Church aka 101 Franklin
Love this design and what a great building for residential conversion. Relatively small floorplates and western views over the ConEd... — CG / A glimpse at 250 Church aka 101 Franklin
This design continues Tribeca's masonry tradition that Mr. Harris mentioned. It is certainly an improvement over the bland yellowish brick... — Gary / A glimpse at 250 Church aka 101 Franklin
Having started my career at Citigroup in 1983 a friend convinced me to purchase a loft in 1985 there was... — Gerry Post / The Smith & Mills and Yves building has sold
JR Where is the beautiful MAXWELLS PLUM bar going to go…. — Judith R / Bidding for a piece of Tribeca restaurant history