In the News: Lawsuit Over 1WTC’s Filthy Windows
Plus: Someone claimed that $24 million lottery ticket; layoffs and other cost-cutting measures at the Trump Soho Hotel; the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is a dump. / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s the Deal with 79 and 81 Warren?
"Do you know if the plan for 79-81 Warren has changed? It looks now like they are only building 81 Warren higher. Seems weird that they'd connect the two buildings higher in stages like they're doing now." —J.
Seen & Heard: L’Angolo Might Open Tonight
Plus: The Smile Newsstand's story has changed; real-estate sales office on Leonard; progress on new Starbucks on Chambers; Bar Works co-working space is nearly ready; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting. / 4 comments
In the News: Kit and Ace Has Closed
Plus: A look at last weekend's Taste of Tribeca; there was a fire on Reade; Upper East Side bakery has a stand at the World Trade Center mall; cute dog photo.
Seen & Heard: Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine Shut Down by the DOH
Plus: Fyre Festival was based here (and owes back rent); new experimental space with multisensory experiences; neat kites at Canal Street Market; Cate Blanchett in "Manifesto" at Film Forum.
New Kid on the Block: Bortolami
The Bortolami gallery chose to make a dramatic first impression for its inaugural Tribeca show. French artist Daniel Buren has put his signature stripes all over—on the cast-iron columns on the façade, on interior columns new and old, and even on the rear skylight.
In the News: Supersized Soho Stores
Plus: Learning to make pizza at Kesté; the FDNY football team's pet chicken; 9/11 families upset about the 9/11 Memorial being used for a TC shoot; the Mysterious Bookshop.
Seen & Heard: Reprise of the Post-It War
Plus: The former Nobu space is for rent; a more logical explanation for the Smile Newsstand being closed; poke restaurant progress; the Department of Transportation's sad pedestrian plaza on Franklin Street. / 3 comments
Dine Around Downtown Returns on May 23rd!
Scores of fabulous restaurants in one food festival: Dine Around Downtown is tomorrow, May 23—and everyone is welcome! / Sponsored
Another Movie Theater Is Opening in FiDi
The Alamo Drafthouse complex will be three levels below ground, with "ten-plus cinema screens and up to 600 seats," says the New York Post.
New Design for Nine-Story Canal Street Building
The redesign of 312-322 Canal, where a two-story building currently stands, got a chilly reception from Community Board 1. And the residents behind it are upset about the likely loss of light. / 1 comment
Newsletter: May 22
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Yet another Italian restaurant? — Manny / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
"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