Plus Malibu Farm opens at the Seaport this week; the teen climate activist Greta Thunberg sails into Battery Park City from England; 121 Chambers gets the ok to add two stories.
Kudos to the owners of 121 Chambers for removing the derelict awning and cleaning up the security gates on the front of their otherwise handsome building. / 1 comment
Plus: Cab driver died in Battery Park City; William Street tower seeks foreign funding; Chambers/topper approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission; Squadron introduces bill to flush out Trump's state tax returns. / 4 comments
Plus: Proposed storefront replacements for Chambers and Reade; soft blobs at Taymour Grahne; confirmation of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's closing; Broadway and Walker in 1912. / 5 comments
Also on Community Board 1's January agendas: An update on North Cove Marina; quieting down the Five Boro Bike Tour; the New York City Half Marathon; façade changes on Chambers and Reade; more. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Lispenard's poke restaurant; preliminary Pier 26 design; the Five Boro Bike Tour; proposed newsstand outside Whole Foods; sidewalk shed collapse; Wagner Park; Barilla restaurant; much more. / 14 comments
Plus: Funky storefronts getting replaced; BMCC's 5 a.m. alarm; the weathered car that's always at Harrison and Greenwich; the Whopperito. / 8 comments
Plus: Change coming to Chambers and Reade storefronts; Seaport ship to set sail; new head nominated for Governors Island. / 2 comments
Plus: Signage up for Hank's Juicy Beef; Chambers Street souvenir kiosk appears to be closed; Dance with Miss Rachel confirmed its new studio; Apexart on the proposed US-Mexico border wall. / 3 comments
I always enjoyed making eye contact with the wig heads in the Manhattan Beauty Supply window. They're simultaneously haughty and glum, as if they can't believe life turned out this way. / 8 comments
This is an amazing tribute. She deserves high recognition. Thank you Madelyn. — j. / Madelyn Wils will leave post at Hudson River Park
@GC is so right. Let's add Madelyn's leadership after 9/11, not only getting our battered downtown all kinds of services... — Komanoff / Madelyn Wils will leave post at Hudson River Park
Great that you gave Madelyn some of the praises she well deserves. — GC / Madelyn Wils will leave post at Hudson River Park
Wasn't it a pizza place? — GC / Upscale farm-to-table Mexican may come to IPN storefront
That spark dome is awesome. It’s not in the cards for me but I’m basking in imagination. — j. / Seen & Heard: Oculus closed in the wee hours
77 Warren Street Bar and it’s cold! Regards, Sonia — SONIA STOCK / Where in Tribeca?
The Barnes & Noble should be receiving copies in a few days. — Ray / Kids These Days: Oliver Boydell and his book, “He’s Got Moves”