Seen & Heard: Zara Is Open
Plus: Antiqueria's big warehouse sale; the Rockwell Group's light installation at Brookfield Place; post-mortem on Laughing Man's parklet; Café Noir seized by marshal; It's My Park Day at Washington Market Park. / 14 comments
New Kid on the Block: Reines Gallery
The new gallery in the River Lofts building kicks off with the first New York City show of Moroccan-born Israeli A.Y. Ayache. Future exhibits won't necessarily be by Israeli artists: "I'm open to anything, if it feels right," says founder Zvi Reines.
P/T Conference Post Game… Math/English Enrichment!
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Is This Parking Lot the Next to Go?
The Dreaded Drill of Development has been spotted at Broadway and Lispenard. / 7 comments
In the News: Timeline for the Food Emporium Replacement
Plus: Battery Park City Authority agrees to meet with its constituency; Brazilian café opening in the Seaport; cruise ship U-turn last night; the dance troupe at City Hall Park. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Melissa Etheridge and Mary Chapin Carpenter
Plus: Stalled café on Worth; autumn at the Greenmarket; demolition of brick strip on Leonard; forum on birds killed by our glass skyline; a Bentley for toddlers; exhibit at Steven Amedee Gallery.
Loft Peeping: Two-Bedroom Rental
It's rare to see a rental apartment covered by the shelter media, let alone one that involved a designer.
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In the News: The River Project Is Onboard for the Pier 26 Estuarium
Plus: A profile of artist Robert Janz; Q&A with the manager of the Armoury; the state of development in New York City; 21-story building replacing two 19th-century tenements on Charlton.
Seen & Heard: Dahlia’s Has Reopened
Plus: New closing date for Raccoon Lodge; spectacular aerial shot of Liberty Park; Brazilian exhibit at R & Company; the booming edible insect industry; Friends of the Lower West Side benefit walking tour. / 1 comment
44-Story Tower Rumored for Southeast Tribeca
It'll take the place of four buildings and displace a dozen businesses—including Capital Audio Electronics, which is closing soon. UPDATE: The owner says "we're not planning anything" and even if they were, a building of that size is not allowed by zoning. / 5 comments
Live Performance by Alex Minasian Trio at The Django
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Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold