Plus: The Smile Newsstand's story has changed; real-estate sales office on Leonard; progress on new Starbucks on Chambers; Bar Works co-working space is nearly ready; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting. / 4 comments
"I know that the metal braces on the building next to 108 Chambers aren't art—despite being reminiscent of 'The Wall' by Forrest Myers in Soho—but the pattern is mesmerizing. How do they work?" —T. / 2 comments
Plus: Whole Foods courts tour buses; BlackTail is now taking reservations; something appears to be moving into Reade Street storefront; "Odd Mom Out" is settling in for a long shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: The types of businesses verboten in Battery Park City; life in Hudson Square; anti-Trump protestors outside Goldman Sachs; tennis star buys near Holland Tunnel; Zucker's; former chair resigns from CB1; "community-centric advisory panel" for public art.
And a Vitamin Shoppe, too, as chains continue wrapping their fingers around the neighborhood. Plus: The first rendering for the new 10-story building where the two stores will be. / 4 comments
(I don't know.) Plus: Church Publick is going on summer vacation; the search for good vegan pizza around here; unintentional art on Chambers; Babesta in a Netflix show. / 10 comments
If it seems like there's a new building going up on every other block, that's because there is. Here's a recap of the 19 new buildings under construction in Tribeca—all but one are residential. / 6 comments
Plus: A new update on Tetsu restaurant; Torly Kid's annual tween party; the Water Street arcade plan is getting pushed through quickly; exhibit of female artists' nudes.
Plus: The history of Franklin Place; young man gets nudie mags covered up; neighbors opposed to light-up Hotel Indigo; inside historic old hotels on Schermerhorn Row; Battery Park City's new buzz. / 4 comments
And Basics Plus has six months to live. The question remains about how big someone can build in that spot. / 18 comments
The liquor store on Chambers is moving, and the plot it's on—which includes the Imperial Coffee House—has changed hands. Is something big about to happen? / 12 comments
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