Seen & Heard: This Feels Like the End of an Era
Plus: Trader Joe's rumored for Hudson Square; Cercle Rouge's annual Bastille Day party and petanque tournament; two more advertising shoots; northwest Tribeca's near-vacant lot; Indian food recommendations? / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Houseman
When chef Ned Baldwin decided to open his own restaurant, he kept asking himself, "What's in the restaurant that I want to go to?" Drawing on fifteen years of working and eating in New York City, he came up with Houseman. / 3 comments
Baluchi’s Has Closed
That corner has become far more desirable in the last 12 years—in good part to Whole Foods—and one has to imagine that the rent went up accordingly. / 25 comments
Seen & Heard: New Mural at Washington Market Park
Plus: More of 290 West revealed; Tara of Tribeca's liquor-license hearing; new Wyeth outpost to be two floors; Soho's Taka Taka has closed; update on big new Hudson Square building.
In the News: 100 Franklin Gets the Go-Ahead
Plus: Parm's menu; the Pope's visit will include the 9/11 Memorial; review of the One World Observatory restaurants; Battery Park City preschool lost a child. / 3 comments
The Film Shoot Problem and Thoughts on How to Fix It
The issue is not whether these shoots should happen. We simply demand more notice, greater transparency, and some sort of accountability. Plus: Getting productions to donate to local causes. / 27 comments
Cafeteria Is Out, Serafina is in
The chain of Italian restaurants is taking the entire building at Reade and W. Broadway, including the rooftop. / 5 comments
A New Pre-K Facility in Tribeca
I hear the city is working on a pre-kindergarten location on W. Broadway.
In the News: “Several Thousand Units” Coming to Hudson Square
Plus: Jennifer Lawrence's real estate hunt continues; Brookfield Place's Hermès store; revitalized heliport across the river; Lower Manhattan tax incentives renewed; alleged stalker convicted.
Seen & Heard: More Hudson Street Closures?
Thanks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Plus: Military flyovers today and tomorrow; possible lead on who's taking the Ivy's space; 111 Murray as a vacant lot; Papaya Dog opens in FiDi. / 1 comment
A New Restaurant in the Ivy’s Space
Also on Community Board 1’s July agendas: The big hotel being built on Greenwich will have "rooftop features"; Keith McNally's Beekman restaurant; more construction on Leonard; FiDi is getting a Le Pain Quotidien; Atera's bar; W. Broadway pedestrian plaza. / 4 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
ditto what Jeff said — madeline c lanciani / Community Board 1 leadership turns over after six years
No other city has a law as dumb as Local Law 11 that mandates frequent scaffolding of every building. — Thomas Hagen / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
Why does it seem no other city in the world (including the aging cities of Europe) have this proliferation of... — Marcus / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
Is anotheroom still moving forward @ 431 Washington? there doesn't seem to be much progress in the space and I... — SM / Anotheroom aims to open on Washington and Vestry
Hell yeah. — malcolm / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
Elizabeth -- Thanks for clicking through and reading my brief. I'm sure you mean well. But sorry, not every opinion... — Komanoff / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
Gimme a break Both sell different foods except for beverages Different customers Different tastes To each his own — MH / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?