Plus Pearl River Mart hosts a show of Asian New Yorker cartoonists at its gallery; Nili Lotan's showroom space on Duane is for sale; our neighbor gets a crossword clue. / 3 comments
Plus: 111 Murray nears the finish line; picnic planners based in Lower Manhattan; pop-up preview of Brooklyn Chop House, opening soon in the former Denny's space.
Founder Tracey Frost Rensky says the school has been forced to close, citing "a New York–style real estate battle between the landlord and the co-op board, with Citibabes the innocent party caught in the middle." / 8 comments
Citibabes is moving from Soho to Tribeca, where it'll be located between Washington Market School and JCP Downtown. It's also becoming a licensed preschool. / 1 comment
Plus: Vesey pedestrian bridge coming down; City Hall construction will never end; human remains lead to a new plaque; 142 Duane analysis; Battery Park City Authority budget; ball field lights. / 4 comments
Plus: Duane Street loft up 35% since 2008; New Amsterdam Market. / 1 comment
Why so many waterfront buildings aren't bouncing back. Plus: New York Magazine's instant-classic cover; school restarts; Community Board 1 meets; 9/11 Museum damage; 142 Duane. / 1 comment
If you know something, say something! Plus: One answered question. UPDATE: Make that eight unanswered and two answered! UPDATE: A couple of theories about 200 Hudson. / 1 comment
Plus: A local girl goes viral on YouTube; Asphalt Green Battery Park City; update on the new restaurant at W. Broadway and White; Westville Hudson; who's inside the storefront at 142 Duane. / 1 comment
What's coming to the neighborhood below Franklin and east of W. Broadway. Plus: One notable FiDi newcomer. / 5 comments
Plus: FiDi food court; another fancy Tribeca apartment for sale; P.S. 89 kids using ballfields for recess; principal Maggie Siena.
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