City will phase out parking placards starting now
In short, the whole system is going digital, paper placards are going away, and the NYPD will no longer have to police its own. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Grants for downtown storefronts
Plus Conception Arts show tonight; the mayor will address placard abuse this afternoon; some massing drawings for 86 Warren
The news from up north: 142 Watts Street
The sidewalk shed going up around 142 Watts (or 457 Washington) is prepping the building for a conversion from office and multiple dwellings to a single family residence on the second through fifth floor, with a new sixth floor to be used as part of the residence. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Feb. 21
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In the News: 108 Chambers closing in
Plus an exhibit on Auschwitz planned for the Museum of Jewish Heritage; a local expert talks about chronic illness in the Times; more on Weinstein's Tribeca office.
Seen & Heard: Brewfest at Brookfield
Plus the 9/11 Run/Walk is open for registration; b8ta opens at Brookfield; the Mysterious Bookshop will host a discussion with author Michele W. Miller.
On the eternal hunt for local Thai food
Uncle Boon's Sister on Mott and Spring is the take-out, simplified little sib of the Michelin-starred Uncle Boon located around the corner.
Seen & Heard: Savida taking shape
Plus throwback on Front Street; Justin Gelband also gets a mention in Vogue; Tribeca PAC will host the annual Highlights in Jazz event.
There’s a new Chief in town
Chief is a clubhouse for VP- and C-suite-level women to meet, share and get support for and from each other. There’s also a high-minded mission: to increase the number of women at the executive level by helping build a network.
In the News: Tracking the Tribeca gallery district
Plus Harvey Weinstein's office at 375 Greenwich sells; the luxury market dips; FiDi's studio-rich housing stock makes it the focus of what Streeteasy calls the "singles tax." / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Menswear landmark edition
J. Crew's Liquor Store has a month left, plus Freemans offers custom suits on Canal and Greenwich; Tribeca workouts for models and a ghost sign that needs identifying. / 7 comments
Loft Peeping: Mantiques at the Grabler Building
For sale at 44 Laight: a 4,000-square-foot three-bed, 2.5-bath loft with a steel catwalk and tons of exposed stuff: bricks, ducts, cast-iron columns, wood beams, pipes, you name it. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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BRAVO. — H / The sad and disappointing saga at 111 Hudson
Exactly. — Marcus / World’s largest chain restaurant is coming to Canal Street
Good they are moving the counterfeit junk, but I bet the sellers will be right back out. There needs to... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
glad to see NYPD doing something about the counterfeit haul, no matter how small — tommy_w / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot