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
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow