Plus a close look at 25 Park Row; a tour of a Jenga penthouse; and the effort to landmark 100 Centre may have legs. / 1 comment
Plus 25 Park Row is nearing completion; a young architect is suing One World Trade for stealing his design.; 5 World Trade Center proposals are in; The Wonder review. / 1 comment
Introducing 25 Park Row—a 21st century icon providing unmatched views over City Hall Park with sweeping panoramas of the Hudson River, the Woolworth Building, and beyond. Featuring abundant outdoor spaces and an impressive suite of amenities, 25 Park Row offers a transcendent lifestyle at the center of the New Downtown. / Sponsored
Honey bees swarm a delivery bike, plus an apartment that has a music history; Safavieh opening in Soho; a roundup of Seaport events for summer; 25 Park Row is nearing completion. / 1 comment
Plus: Progress on the Peck Slip Park redesign; new Walker Street gallery confirmed; the glut of inner-city buses; Park Row tower topped out.
Plus: Duane Street rooftop addition; praise for the Palm and Grandaisy; updates on four Park Row buildings; the annoying ad barge; Google considering West Street lease; Tribeca-based skincare line. / 6 comments
Plus: A first impression of Philly Pretzel Factory; Barktoberfest event for dogs and their owners; a peek inside Tribeca Apothecary; 25 Park Row's construction trucks. / 7 comments
Plus: First glimpse of the facade of 1 Beekman; Margaret Chin urges the city to delay jail hearing; Urban Umbrella's redesigned sidewalk shed; a push to landmark 80 Centre; 25 Park Row update; "Happy" shoot. / 5 comments
Plus: Michael Levine of Community Board 1 has retired; another Aretha Franklin tribute; cladding starts at 25 Park Row; "Instinct" shoot; one fabulous phallus.
Plus: New rendering of Park Row tower; Liberty Island evacuated because of fire; wizardry-themed cocktail class; in praise of Philadelphia pretzels. / 1 comment
"Most of the building was vacated in the past two weeks, and work crews are in there nearly 24 hours a day. Interior walls on most floors have been removed. It looks like a total renovation... or they're tearing it down." —P.
Plus: Restaurants showing the World Cup; 1 Beekman topped out; 52-painting solo show at Barney Savage; J&J shoot. / 1 comment
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11