It's worth a stroll over to see the striking new building from Sir David Adjaye; there's a coffee and flower shop off the courtyard. / 9 comments
Plus a waitress from the Square Diner is still serving; missing Marc Forgione; rentals down in BPC; 130 William still on track to open this summer.
Plus a model still missing from Marriott; ways to donate your old coats in Soho; 130 William nearly finished; Marc Forgione will take over Nolita fave Peasant. / 1 comment
The architect of the National Museum of African American History & Culture created a facade for 130 William made of cast-concrete panels and windows trimmed in bronze. / 2 comments
Plus the architect of the Museum of Jewish Heritage dies; some sneak peaks at the David Adjaye project at 130 William; the potential for pedestrians with congestion pricing. / 12 comments
Plus: Vote no on the community board proposal; Physique 57 opened on Sixth Ave.; Watts Street parking vigilante; Staple Street photo solved; 130 William's facade panels. / 3 comments
Plus: Whole Foods Tribeca no longer accepts corks for recycling; Bouley Botanical is undergoing work; first look at the facade of 130 William; Pen Parentis salon; Chipotle wants to serve liquor later; 30 Park Place's sloppy fountains. / 3 comments
Plus: FIDi's striking concrete tower; man pretended to be a police officer; Night at the Museums; writer Richard Stratton; various people wanted for various crimes.
Plus: How the designer of Macy's holiday windows spends her Sundays in Tribeca; city approves privatization of public arcades; Regal Cinemas now selling Cheetos popcorn; more thefts. / 4 comments
Plus: Ecco is open again; a neat atrium skylight at 403 Greenwich; FiDi tower sketch; activity above the Diane Von Furstenberg store at Brookfield Place; checking out Pier 17 from the water.
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: "Women Who Build" photo exhibit; Park Avenue exodus; Trinity Church's bridge to nowhere; yet another tower planned for FiDi.
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there