Community Board 1 agendas for July
Looks like lots of storefronts are being activated, if all goes as planned: the old Max space, Brushstroke, Iron Horse, Bar Cyrk and a few sidewalk cafes too. Note there are no meetings in August. / 4 comments
In the News: Grubhub Seamless in City Council’s spotlight
The council's small business committee held a hearing on GrubHub Seamless' habit of charging fees to restaurants for orders that were never placed.
Newsletter: July 1
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In the News: Crown Shy gets a rave from the Times
Plus the Aloft hotel breaks ground in Fidi; the giant entertainment space in Brookfield called Convene has CB1 worried.
77 Greenwich tops out at Rector Street
The building is 500 feet and 42 stories with a "pleated" glass curtain wall façade on the upper floors. The apartments start on the 15th floor; the base up till that point is cast stone. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Haven Green gets green light
Plus two local residents spark joy; seats outdoors at Frenchette in time for summer; a performance for Pride at St. Paul's TODAY; a Red Cat for Soho.
In the News: Extending the Seaport historic district
Plus 108 The Store gets some attention in Ireland; common spaces in luxury buildings keep residents busy; could a Mister Dips open here? / 3 comments
Whole Foods removes registers to make room for Prime Now
The store was required to remove two registers on the local, Warren Street side in order to construct a Prime Now packaging area for online shoppers only. / 5 comments
Newsletter: June 27
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Seen & Heard: New tenant at Brushstroke space
Plus a new deli at the Oculus; Pride events scheduled locally this week; Warren's campaign volunteers host debate party at .... Warren 77. / 1 comment
Apartments in 50 Murray, 90 West were illegally deregulated
Tenants won a lawsuit against their landlords arguing that their apartments should have been rent stabilized since the landlords accepted a 1995 tax abatement called 421-g. / 18 comments
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Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold