Plus: Greenwich Street art gallery is expanding; IPN amusement; pop-up art show; South African dinner for charity; streetwear sample sale.
The lights on the 1 World Trade Center spire were tested last night. Here are some photos and a video. / 9 comments
Plus: Tribeca fitness phenom Taryn Toomey; leaky pipes (and a hefty bill) at Asphalt Green; Banksy rants against 1 World Trade Center. / 3 comments
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions.
Plus: Another Halloween pop-up shop; New Amsterdam Market; Fairway Market vs. Whole Foods. / 1 comment
Plus: Scoop and Judith & Charles coming to Battery Park City; Ritz-Carlton for sale; "grab and go" at 1 World Trade Center; whisper listing on Laight; Tunnel to Towers Run; storing your fashion. / 2 comments
Plus: Fulton Stall Market is kaput; private Chinese restaurant at 1 World Trade Center; Otte opening in Nolita and Brooklyn; 35th-floor garden tour.
Plus: Tribeca on the New Yorker's cover; PATH train to Newark airport?; Verizon building condos; Lower Manhattan tech initiative; cyclists assaulted; no longer "Ground Zero"; time-lapse video of 1 World Trade Center's rise; 100 Hudson. / 3 comments
Plus: Parm opening in Brookfield Place; election results; residents slam Seaport City concept; 334 Canal condos; feds seize FiDi condos from Russians; inside the 9/11 Museum; 1 World Trade Center's disappointing spire. / 2 comments
What better day to look at the progress of the World Trade Center? With info on which buildings are expected to open when and which shops have been lined up for the mall, and recent photos inside 1 World Trade Center. / 2 comments
Plus: Test-driving Aqua for men; a celebration of Liz Berger's life; more on 15 Warren's rehabilitation; 9/11 bells.
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new