In the News: Downtown Residents Win a Round in Rent Fight
Plus: Rally to encourage Governor Cuomo to sign Battery Park City representation bill; great photo of W. Broadway in 1979; new Wall Street café. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Warren Street Reconstruction Is Moving East
Plus: Downtown Wine & Liquors has closed after thirty years; kiddie rides up for adoption; new children's ballet school; summer show at Alexander and Bonin; gallery gone dark for two-month renovation. / 2 comments
Nosy Neighbor: When Is DanceBody Going to Open?
"Do you know what's going on with the DanceBody studio on Warren? It was scheduled to open in the spring. I've seen a few stop-work orders." —K.
Field Trip: Sunset Park
Having already explored Bay Ridge, at the end of NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route, I set off for the second-to-last stop—Sunset Park, another neighborhood I knew zip about. / 6 comments
In the News: Another Celebrity Bought at 443 Greenwich
Plus: The Grand Banks guys' new Governors Island restaurant; Oculus evacuated over suspicious package; Knicks player says he choked woman because she attacked his "private parts"; husband of bike-accident victim sues park. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Ward III Update
Plus: A new street tree at 290 West; "Wizard of Oz"–themed art exhibit; Houseman chicken recipe; "Where in Tribeca...?" remains unsolved.
What Happened to the Ducks in Rockefeller Park?
"My wife and I saw two, maybe three, adult ducks puttering around this spring, but none for last several months," reports J. "And no ducklings this year at all." Has something about the pond changed to make it less hospitable? UPDATE: False alarm. / 5 comments
Newsletter: July 3
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Seen & Heard: Jersey City Fireworks Show
Plus: Boxing gym rumored for prominent Tribeca space; Grandaisy's strawberry jam; Roxy Cinema schedule; Tribeca Language update. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Japanese Steakhouse Opening Here?
Plus: An Hermès scarf of Lowest Manhattan; more reinforcement for the silverblob; cute sign at Saluggi's; Liberty Park is having work done. / 2 comments
In the News: No Macy’s Fireworks Downtown
Plus: Body pulled from river turned out to be alive; more on the World Trade Center Greenmarket; NYPD investigating intimidation of placard watchdog; gallery gimmick; smooth Drew Nieporent.
Nosy Neighbor: What’s the White Stuff All Over Northwest Tribeca?
"Any idea what the coarse white powder all over Northwest Tribeca for the last week is? It's in every crack and corner and floating in the sky." —N. / 1 comment
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