1 World Trade Center Has a Patriotic New Trick
"It was obviously a test, since it only lasted for a few seconds," says Doug Smith, who captured it in a photo. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Copper Topper
Plus: ICE NYC fitness studio opening date; exhibit of Nicky Nodjoumi paintings; "Blue Blood" shoot; applicants wanted for the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board; how do we get buildings like 10 Bond? / 1 comment
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In the News: Teens Attacked by the Battery Park City Ball Fields
The security guard was useless. Plus: What's next for Shinola; condo across from the Holland Tunnel entrance will be even bigger; Community Board 1 asks Cuomo to appoint locals to the Battery Park City Authority; police blotter. / 14 comments
Craig Bagno’s New York (Part 3)
Craig Bagno is shooting New York City with film cameras: “TLRs, point & shoots from the 80′s, folders, rangefinders, the SLR that I’ve owned since I was 16.” / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: “Grease” Sing-Along
Plus: A peek inside Best Market; Gunbae wants a 4 a.m. liquor license; two more chain restaurants in Hudson Square; could the former Aloha Rag store become a restaurant?; used Christmas tree for sale. / 1 comment
A Reprieve for Raccoon Lodge
The Warren Street dive bar didn't close after New Year's Eve after all. It'll likely stay open through the end of the month, and possibly longer, while lease negotiations down the block continue. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Jan. 7
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Boomerang Toys Is Closing Its Battery Park City Store
The Tribeca store continues to go strong—it's now in its 14th year. / 3 comments
In the News: City Sues Tribeca Condo for Creating School Sinkholes
Plus: The board member who lives in New Jersey has apparently left the BPCA; another two-story topper on Jay; pharma profiteer Martin Shkreli ordered $120 tea at Brushstroke to impress a date; alleged FiDi con artist; 86-story tower for Broad Street; Tokyo's Hotel Okura.
Seen & Heard: A Bizarre Rat-Gathering Story
Plus: "Stink" shoot in Battery Park City; Irving Farm's Fulton Center café opens next week; an unsatisfying visit to Leather Spa; huge new retail space on Reade; what's Current at Church and Canal? / 5 comments
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