Plus a new brand of Airbnb at 110 Wall; Tribeca Grill on wine inventories post-pandemic; inside 325 West Broadway.
The WeWork nightclub on Wall Street appears to have misrepresented itself in several ways to Community Board 1, including allowing dancing without a cabaret license. A neighbor says that it's affecting the quality of life in the area. / 13 comments
Plus: Amazing photos of 1 World Trade Center being struck by lighting; Tetsu's oft-delayed opening; the auction of Edward Albee's art collection; legislation proposed to stop yachts from blocking Statue of Liberty views. / 1 comment
Plus: The Department of Transportation agreed to fund a FiDi traffic study; Citi Bike VIP service is back at West and Chambers; Fuku fast-food chain opens tonight; Economic Development Corporation close to moving to 1 Liberty Plaza.
Plus: Drew Barrymore's local recommendations; the menu at FiDi's forthcoming Fuku fast-food restaurant; actor Matthew Perry is living here; 1 White's owner got a loan for the renovation; Terroir's Paul Grieco now that the wine revolution has been won. / 1 comment
Plus: The Battery Park City Authority's new CFO is leaving already; the Fuku chicken-sandwich restaurant should open next week; Reade Street conversion update; five new members of Community Board 1.
Plus: Remembering Linda Belfer; schedule for the new Astoria ferry route; fight over a vacant lot on Washington Street.
Plus: Milk Bar opening in FiDi; Pace University expansion gets the Landmarks Preservation Commission's approval; Battery Park City chapel faces rent hike. / 3 comments
Plus: Frank Gehry owns an apartment at 8 Spruce; Community Board 1 chief not seeking re-election; the next race for Sheldon Silver's former seat; a local chef's spiritual guides; WeWork and 110 Wall and de Blasio payments; theft at Hale and Hearty. / 1 comment
Plus: World Trade Center Oculus now saying it'll open in two months; Sweetgreen to open in FiDi; broken lights for months now at the ball field terrace; Municipal Art Society chairs' proposal for skyscraper planning review; WeWork's first dorm.
Plus: Hairstylist Nick Arrojo sues former staffer for poaching; more on WeWork's WeLive apartments; rare coins.
Also on Community Board 1 May agendas: Citigroup's major overhaul; temporary W. Broadway plaza; school crossing guards; several WeWork liquor licenses (including at the Corbin Building); North Cove Marina; a "mascot run"; light-up hotel; and much more. / 2 comments
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We go there often since they opened in Tribeca and the food is very good and consistent. They have a... — Steven Trommer / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
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