In the News: Lipstick Thief Slugs Cop
Plus: Beautiful drawings of downtown buildings; 73 Worth analysis; bookstore pop-up with celeb picks; Chinese designer's Howard Street shop; sea chanty musical; pro volleyball tourney; East River tower; "I don’t have anything to do with people from Iowa." / 3 comments
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Seen & Heard: The Ninja Turtles Are Coming Back This Weekend
Plus: Seamless gets aggressive on tipping; Terroir celebrates Bastille Day in style; where to donate used eyeglasses; test-driving a Bugaboo Runner; M&M pop-up shop is open. / 6 comments
In the News: Living Above a FedEx Distribution Hub
Plus: Two area bakeries honored; inside a Marc Jacobs shoe designer's apartment; eastern FiDi development; Police Museum still closed; a cruise ship.
Pity the Small Buildings
A block of Spring Street is said to be in play. One of the buildings is a landmark, but whether that's enough to stop development will remain to be seen.
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Seen & Heard: Activity in the Former Dean’s Space
Plus: Vintage cars for Bastille Day; a rebranding for Sushi Azabu?; social-minded shared workspace; checking in on 187 Franklin construction.
In the News: Smarter Toddler Preschool Is Opening Downtown
Plus: Phone stanched by bike-riding thief; artist Barbara Siegel; Puffy's Tavern review; fired man beats up ex-colleague; Community Board 1 takes the Howard Hughes Corp. to task; puppetry for the disabled; entrepreneurial kids. / 1 comment
First Impressions: Parm
The food is more sophisticated and better executed than the setting, or even the menu, lets on. And where else is your amuse bouche going to be a fried mozzarella stick? / 3 comments
Newsletter: July 13
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History of Tribeca Buildings
(Pam's coverage of development issues is so amazing.) I choose to focus on the positive: 976 new homes, in a... — Komanoff / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
There was no "Tribeca" when IDP was built. The area from Citibank to Whole Foods complex was in an urban... — G / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Even though building housing is worthwhile, the scale of this project is not in keeping with the community. Despite the... — Gary / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Chris Marte told us during his reelection campaign that the development is not moving forward now and that is pushing... — B / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Yup, I'm with you generally. I'd always like to see more money for community benefits, since you know the developers... — malcolm / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
this isn't safe for the tenants or the businesses on the block. Vernado lies about affordable housing and doesn't care... — NY Native / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza