An Attempt at Placard Reform
As we all know, the abuse of parking placards, both real and fake, is rampant in this area (and all of Manhattan, no doubt). Finally, someone is trying to do something about it. / 5 comments
In the News: $44 Million Penthouse Buyer Revealed
Plus: Another ice cream shop; politicians push Cuomo to put locals on Battery Park City Authority board; area thefts; photos inside 3 World Trade Center.
Seen & Heard: Il Mulino Is Coming Together Fast
Plus: Danny the ice man was spotted in Soho; Maxwell's moves away from plastic straws; Tipsy Shanghai is now on Thompson Street; no tenant yet for storefront at W. Broadway and Worth; "The Maid's Tragedy."
Battle for the Heart of the Seaport
You know that huge parking lot in the Seaport, across the street from Peck Slip School? The Howard Hughes Corporation bought it for $180 million. / 6 comments
Basketball Court Could Be Closed for Years
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to build a substation underneath the Grand Canal Court park at Canal and Sixth Ave. / 2 comments
In the News: Manhatta Bar at Street Level?
Plus: P.S. 89 anniversary celebration; the apartment of a yoga studio founder; Lower Manhattan sublet glut; Q&A with a booze marketer.
Big Day at the World Trade Center
3 World Trade Center opened, along with the south side of the Oculus and a new plaza at the complex's northeast corner. Plus: Traffic markings have been painted on Greenwich, and there's bad news for commuters who use the W. Broadway entrance. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Gitano Is Coming Along
Plus: Activity at the long-stalled Sixth Avenue restaurant; orthodontist on the move; surprising produce at the Tribeca Greenmarket; an actor's wedding photo; "The Other Two" shoot. / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Where Has Danny the Ice Man Gone?
"Do you happen to know what happened to Danny—our ice man on the corner of Greenwich and Chambers? He was there for a couple of weeks and now we haven't seen him. He is a part of Tribeca in the summer and I hope he is OK." —M. / 3 comments
Newsletter: June 11
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Seen & Heard: Anyway Café Has Closed
Plus: Tribeca's Finest Marketplace is opening in Soho; entrance revealed to Danny Meyer's Manhatta restaurant; the bees came back; free Grandaisy bread; Community Board 1 discussion about Town Stages; the Frederick's cornice; flames on Church.
In the News: Police Chase in Washington Market Park
Plus: FIDi's striking concrete tower; man pretended to be a police officer; Night at the Museums; writer Richard Stratton; various people wanted for various crimes.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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