With so many new buildings underway, we were due for a recap of where they're at and what they'll ultimately look like. (We've seen the future, and it's boxy!) Plus: A new design for 290 West. / 6 comments
Plus: Hey, it's 11 N. Moore!; the service at Zucker's; Hudson River Park dog run; Washington Market Park. / 5 comments
Plus: 11 N. Moore; a valentine for baseball fans; FedEx vs. UPS Store; Franklin storefront.
...are in the works at Telepan Local. Plus: Leonardo DiCaprio said to be penthouse shopping again; NBA's Paul Pierce rents on Franklin; Flywheel progress report; Seaport's Paris Café reopens today; gossips Rush & Molloy; Pier 17 groundbreaking; Freelancers Union hive. / 2 comments
Plus: 11 N. Moore sales have started; Barbalu is coming very soon; another Simit + Smith; Butterfly happy hour; dying flowers at Masters & Pelavin; yoga studio progress report; Vesey Street bridge destruction. / 6 comments
Plus: Mulberry & Vine delivery; checking in on 11 N. Moore and the hotels on Renwick and Hudson; Dylan Prime update; Leonard Street construction photos; Hudson Square deli; FiDi creperie.
Plus: Rendering of 11 N. Moore; Maserati stolen from Tribeca garage; work-in-progress photos of the Pier 26 restaurant. / 1 comment
You know how you can't keep track of all the new buildings sprouting up? I walked and Citi Biked around the neighborhood so we'd have an up-to-date sense of what's happening where—shamelessly peeping through holes when necessary.
Plus: Warren Street conversion; Butterfly opening date; Nili Lotan sample sale started today; new Downtown Connection buses have GPS.
Plus: 11 N. Moore penthouse price; Park51 developer considering condos; BonChon Chicken reopens; hoagie restaurant debuting Monday in FiDi. / 1 comment
Plus: Rape suspect arrested; 11 N. Moore (and Franklin Place); will 92YTribeca have to return grant money?; Jacques Capsouto and Citi Bike. / 3 comments
Plus: The half-old, half-new building on Greenwich gets a name; when the Butterfly, Kio, and Gloria Jewel plan to open; 11 N. Moore construction; Hudson Square "parks"; Hal Broom exhibit.
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”