In the News: Heyday Expands Uptown
Plus: The New Yorker visits Taryn Toomey's fitness class; 3 Hearts Café at Tracy Anderson's studio; questions about resiliency funding; phone snatching and other thefts. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Antique Garage Opens Tonight
Plus: Poke restaurant on Lispenard is hiring; 100 Franklin construction; Le Relais de Venise looks close to opening; ugly Subway shop on Broome closed; Janovic still hasn't recovered from its collapsed ceiling; 1st Precinct meeting. / 1 comment
A Wooly Empire
The Woolworth Tower Kitchen restaurant in the Woolworth Building is now the Wooly Public, as if it's an offshoot of the Wooly private-event space and the Wooly Daily café.
In the News: Groping at Century 21
Plus: The Empire State Trail will connect Buffalo and the Battery; Governors Island sues over shoddy construction; street art inside 4 World Trade Center; Doctors Without Borders is moving to FiDi.
Seen & Heard: Confirmation of a New Starbucks
Plus: Whole Foods courts tour buses; BlackTail is now taking reservations; something appears to be moving into Reade Street storefront; "Odd Mom Out" is settling in for a long shoot. / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Is Franklin Place Really a Private Street?
When I posted that a property owner on Franklin Place had told me the street is privately owned, there was some question as to whether that was the case, along with a suggestion that I look into it. / 4 comments
In the News: Tribeca Firefighters Accused of Hazing and Bullying
Plus: The history of 116 Duane; thief steals electronics and brownies.
Seen & Heard: Another Bubble Tea Franchise
Plus: Opening date for the Saks Men's Store; the transformer that clogged up W. Broadway on Saturday; checking in on Pier 17; the 19-story building under construction on Broadway; "Power" TV shoot. / 3 comments
Open Letter: Here’s Your Traffic Study
Local politicians have asked the city's Department of Transportation for a "comprehensive study" of traffic in Lower Manhattan. Everything they need to know is right here, thanks to James. / 10 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 20
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Seen & Heard: State Troopers Are Moving to Tribeca
Plus: Le District is finally getting a French fry station; the Warren Street reconstruction project is starting; "Black List" TV shoot; painting at Taymour Grahne. / 13 comments
In the News: More on the Jewelry Store Death
Plus: Navy restaurant in Soho is closing; area politicians request a traffic study; the NYPD officer who convinced a man not to kill himself; Sonoma Cost pinot noir tasting. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
"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