Seen & Heard: Hardware Store Closed
Plus: Irish Hunger Memorial marriage proposal; 93 Worth storefronts; Park Place demolition; Gunbae Yelp review; "Where in Tribeca...?" / 1 comment
Pier 26 Restaurant Update
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more.
Newsletter: June 1
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What the One World Observatory Is Really Like
The views are amazing! The rest of the experience, however.... / 15 comments
Seen & Heard: Gunbae Opens Next Week
Plus: No clue when Chambers will return to two-way traffic; deeper discounts at Ruum; Laughing Man's Street Seats; Warren Street's brick vaults; South Street Seaport night market. / 4 comments
In the News: More on Mmuseumm 2
Plus: Suicide at 1 West; analysis of loft sale at 249 Church; Imagination Playground's water spouts.
In the News: Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris
Plus: South Soho Sicilian restaurant opening soon; Battery Park City author; a bus hit a badly driven car on Sixth Avenue.
Your Neighbor, the Entrepreneur: Melanie Moss
"Our handcrafted, jewel-inspired mini cakes and chocolates are the ultimate showstoppers for any occasion," says Melanie Moss, a former pastry chef at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: The James Perse Store Opens This Weekend
Plus: Almond is now serving weekday lunch; Carini Lang fundraising drive for Nepalese weavers; free museum night; Apexart show about the loss of privacy.
First Impressions: Black Tap
It calls to mind the kind of places that used to be all over the city, or at least below 14th Street: fifteen seats, a lone counter, two staffers, no attitude. Plus: the best veggie burger around. / 1 comment
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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