Newsletter: May 5
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In the News: The Design for 2 World Trade Center
Plus: New ferry service to increase air pollution; Sheldon Silver sentenced; more thefts; Carson Street clothing shop is closing; outdoor seating at the new Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; R & Company exhibits. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Reactions to the Five Boro Bike Tour
Plus: "Stop Shake Shack"; Greenwich Street cobblestones have deteriorated further; celebrate spring this Sunday at Duane Park; extended hours and more for the Tribeca Design District. / 9 comments
In the News: Water Street Arcades Valued at $250 Million
Plus: The artist Marisol has died; Brooklyn Bridge work to continue till 2022; Artists Space is leaving Soho and may take its Tribeca outpost with it; grilling on Governors Island; J. Crew CEO listed his Greenwich Street townhouse. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Who’s Behind the Raccoon Saloon
Plus: Is Marla Maples living in Tribeca?; TOAST Art Walk is coming up; first look at the "cast-iron inversion" facade on Walker; 443 Greenwich striptease. / 1 comment
How “Service Included” Affects North End Grill’s Prices
I compared prices for food and alcohol from before and after the recent shift to no tipping. The real winner isn't the staff.... / 13 comments
In the News: Best Dive Bars
Plus: The Water Street arcade handover; Q&A with gallerist Hal Bromm; El Luchador's new Lower East Side location; Westville FiDi not a done deal.
Seen & Heard: New Exhibits at Mmuseumm
And one's a real heartbreaker. Plus: The Verizon building on Pearl is getting glassed; JazzFest at Bogardus Plaza; Seaport Culture District lineup announced; Brad Greenwood works on paper show.
Westville Is Opening in FiDi
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton filming here; Worth Street reconstruction update; Serafina liquor license; and much more.
First Impressions: Amada
Amada, the big new Spanish restaurant in Brookfield Place, arrives with high expectations, thanks to chef Jose Garces's James Beard Award and "Iron Chef" status. So how is it? / 2 comments
Newsletter: May 2
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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
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?