The creative agency/event space coming to 50 Varick got the committee members' dander way up. Also discussed: The 1WTC spire's route through Tribeca; Taste of Tribeca; and how the city can deal better with events like Hurricane Sandy.
And (unrelatedly) Turks & Frogs is evidently closing. Also on the Community Board 1 agendas for November: The 1WTC spire is going to be paraded through Tribeca; the Matsugen space's new tenant is back; is RBC still alive?; Taste of Tribeca 2013 date.
Plus: Real-estate envy; World Trade Center antenna "hostage"; Flea review.
Plus: Michelin Bib Gourmand awards; 1 World Trade Center observation deck contenders; school shortage; statue finds home; hospital fined.
Plus: By Joy Gryson's cloudy opening; one reason 1 World Trade Center is red; op art exhibit. / 1 comment
Plus: Bagel shop won't be H&H; 1 World Trade Center bragging; Nielsen close to moving to FiDi; police catch phone thieves.
Plus: Widening the Brooklyn Bridge walkway; H&H Bagels dispute; new renderings for 1 World Trade Center; Fulton Center RFP; 130 Fulton loft sale.
Plus: 1 World Trade Center tops out; Gehry penthouse views; food-truck hootenanny tomorrow; 66 Leonard.
Plus: New house-call service; tapas restaurant on the way?; theater geek nirvana; Blue Spoon expands starting Monday; "Very Good Girls"; Cristina Dos Santos is moving; Fulton supermarket; poetry talk and walk. / 5 comments
Plus: City politicians like Jerry's; penthouse for sale; Hudson Square nightclub slammed by State Liquor Authority; chef leaves Demi Monde; lighting strikes 1WTC. / 1 comment
Plus: Beekman Tower video; Carmellini in food spat; more 5 Beekman photos; New York State pulling out of 1WTC?; the new Pace dorm; 9/11 documentary; Stuzzicheria.
Let the cladding begin. Plus: Blazing at Stuyvesant; I'm Too Young for This!; BPCA criticisms; book fair.
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