Newsletter: Oct. 25
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Gyro Joint Opening on Church
A restaurant called This Is Gyro is taking the space that was most recently Papa Kitchen. / 1 comment
In the News: Kataoka Jewelry Store Is Open
Plus: Grand rooms at former banks now for private use; more on the Bronx Museum of the Arts incubator; local thefts.
Priority Inquiry List Now Open: Greenwich West, West Soho’s Newest Condominium
Comfortably chic residences in West Soho with French flair. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Food Court at the World Trade Center Mall
Plus: Korin's master knife sharpener has passed away; Rooq frame store appears to have opened; inaccurate "sidewalk closed" sign removed; pot dispensary. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Independence Plaza Signage
Plus: A better look at the new 440 Washington; 101 Warren's sidewalk shed partially removed; car accident in reverse; Cast Iron House's granite sidewalk; 56 Leonard artwork tipped over; Blue Park Kitchen open in FiDi. / 9 comments
In the News: Tribeca Mansion Sold
Plus: Community Board 1 wants Citi to let little league players use its ferry; commercial rent-control bill being debated by the city council; Au Cheval forecast. / 1 comment
More on Amazon’s Brookfield Place Store
Instead of a bookstore, it'll be a convenience store without cashiers, and "a combination of sensors, cameras and computer vision" will be used to charge customers. / 4 comments
Acclaimed Yakitori Restaurant to Open Here
Last year, the New York Times gave Torishin a three-star rave: "Just a few skewers are enough to expand your sense of what’s possible in the department of chicken."
In the News: Harvey Weinstein’s Casting Couch
Plus: Higher-end convenience store opened on Lafayette; Greenwich Street building to have "a kind of scarification" and squircle windows.
Seen & Heard: DanceBody is Opening a Tribeca Studio
Plus: The 1st Precinct's new Neighborhood Coordination Officers; World Trade Center Greenmarket to move indoors; Louie Anderson stand-up; "Bucket o’Blood Cabaret" at the Flea.
Hope Dims for the Holland Tunnel Traffic Study
The study is now estimated to take at least two years. Sometime next spring, the city will make attempts at short-term improvements. / 7 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Pier 40 was a little more than 1/4 mile from ICE on Varick Street. This garage would be substantially farther... — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
How are they legal to drive in NYC with no license plates? — Robert Ripps / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
Is government surveillance really what is most important to Tribecans in the STATE SENATE? C'mon people - streets are a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
Oh, and the "storm walls" have got to be the most unattractive design element ever perpetrated on NYC. Expect a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
This will go down as one of the largest financial boondoggles in the history of NYC perpetrated by Albany based... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Very nice. What about the streets and subway that flood like inland seas? — MH / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Thank you. Agreed! — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park