Plus: Why the NYPD doesn't enforce the no-truck rule on Laight; Babesta is merging its Tribeca stores; no sign of progress at Bouley's next location; Roc served with eviction papers; David Weeks Studio sample sale today.
When people spoke of being harassed, commanding officer Mark Iocco repeatedly responded by asking why no one had called 911: "How can I do anything about it if I don't know about it?" / 19 comments
Plus: Canal Street café progress; more action at the 100 Franklin construction site; 1st Precinct's monthly-ish community meeting; comments are back up.
Plus: How Wolfgang's might have handled its mistake; Pearl River Mart opens this week; another Eataly restaurant now takes reservations (and here are some first impressions of it); 1st Precinct meeting. / 1 comment
Plus: Celebrities tending bar for charity; discussing noisy protests on Broadway with the 1st Precinct; inside Downtown Dance Factory's newly expanded studio complex. / 6 comments
Plus: Warm pretzels with mustard; the private dog run on Warren; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; a martial-arts studio has moved; the River Project's "Release of the Fishes."
Plus: Michelangelo's pizza joint; moving sale at Authentic Pre-Owned; street fair evidently canceled; how to weigh in on proposed changes to the city's street-fair policy; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting. / 7 comments
Plus: Cut restaurant at the Four Seasons is open (spa to follow next month); noisy event on Broadway yesterday; Tracy Anderson's new studio opens this week; do delivery-only restaurants get health grades? / 7 comments
Plus: Yoga for bros; a report on City Vineyard's soft opening; forecast for the Schnipper's fast-food restaurant on Church; "Billions" is back again.
Plus: Update on Hank's Juicy Beef; "Younger" TV show shooting Friday and Saturday; Duane Street conversion; Hudson retail space; 1st Precinct community meeting; anyone know a kosher butcher in the area? / 6 comments
Plus: Aesop's Tribeca store is open; two run-ins with mentally ill people; Worth Street reconstruction will be even worse than suspected; vague parade signage; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two shoots. / 9 comments
Plus: When Tokyo Bay and Dona Bella Pizzeria will reopen; Peter Hujar's photographs of Lower Manhattan landmarks; Walt Whitman and Fowler and Wells; ceramic exhibit at R & Company; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting.
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Can we please stop calling them “vendors”!! A vendor runs a business that sells merchandise to other businesses. E.g. a... — S. / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray