Plus: Two closings (gallery and jewelry shop); Brookfield Place ice rink; Megu eviction notice; Church Street Tavern brunch menu; Morsi's name change; Gap opening forecast; "The Big Yes"; CB1 agenda change. / 1 comment
Also on this month's CB1 agendas: A caviar store/bar on Murray; new restaurants in the 35 Thai and Kidville spaces; a big new fitness facility; those annoying Academy buses; the 5 Beekman hotel; and much more. / 1 comment
Plus: The Dead Rabbit opens tonight; the hotel coming to 170 Broadway gets branded; Chambers reconstruction delay; Kanye and Kim hanging in Tribeca.
Plus: Richard Serra buys another floor in his building; small businesses still struggling from 9/11; Jung Sik photos.
Floorplan porn. Plus: More on UBS potentially moving to 3WTC; yet another FiDi hotel; Verizon building to become "tech-centric commercial tower."
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”