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
Seen & Heard: Goodbye, Old Buildings
Plus: A substantial peek inside Tetsu restaurant; after-hours construction for the new state trooper offices; Alex Rodriguez was checking out real estate; Cosmopolitan Hotel entrance. / 8 comments
Show Us Your Roof: 200 Chambers
"Why, yes, I'd love to see your roof," I posted on Instagram last month, when the owner of a Franklin Street building offered me a peek. That led a resident of 200 Chambers to invite me over to see his roof terrace.... / 5 comments
In the News: Inside Grand Old 49 Chambers
Plus: Body recovered off north Battery Park City; students trying to help Tribeca teacher; updated flood-protection design for Battery Park City; more on the Tribeca Park sculpture and another supertall tower likely for FiDi; city council candidate alleges campaign misdeed. / 3 comments
The Great Poke Rush Continues
Yet another restaurant specializing in the Hawaiian dish is opening in the area. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Pure Green Juice and Bulletproof Coffee
Plus: Peeking inside a new real-estate sales office; Holland Tunnel traffic on Vestry; phone store opening on Church; ground floor of 19 Park Place semi-revealed; the plaque that used to be at 99 Church; development drill spotted at prime Hudson Square lot. / 3 comments
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"Anti-Elizabeth" - you are aware Elizabeth is a common name, right? I'm not the same person who was posting earlier.... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
There was a short time, several years ago (maybe 10 yrs ago?), when Reade Street changed their parking rules. If... — KC / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently