Plus: P.S. 89 anniversary celebration; the apartment of a yoga studio founder; Lower Manhattan sublet glut; Q&A with a booze marketer.
Plus: Tribeca's Finest Marketplace is opening in Soho; entrance revealed to Danny Meyer's Manhatta restaurant; the bees came back; free Grandaisy bread; Community Board 1 discussion about Town Stages; the Frederick's cornice; flames on Church.
Plus: Cuomo proposes a plastic-bag ban a year later; neat old photo of Magoos bar; Governors Island to stay open late on Fridays; bus overhaul; Brookfield Place drill this afternoon. / 3 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
Plus: Danny Meyer's restaurant atop 28 Liberty said to be opening soon; activity at Harrison Street storefront; jazz greats on film; when national chains attempt to get local. / 3 comments
Plus: A bunch of FiDi restaurant and shopping updates; the Surf Lodge owner's morning routine; downtown rent-stabilization fight; 28 Liberty mural. / 1 comment
Plus: A memorial park bench for Jennifer Blumin and her kids; likely progress at big new Broadway condominium; Roxy Hotel's ice cream cart; Tom Hanks outdoor film festival; Link NYC wi-fi content. / 1 comment
Plus: Chambers Street Wines profile; Canal Street Market on "Cheap Eats" list; movie producer summering in Tribeca; state senator introduces legislation about neighborhood names; Good Samaritan attacked at McDonald's; a day of car-free Chinatown; more co-working in FiDi. / 9 comments
Plus: More on the World Trade Center 1 train station; Alamo Drafthouse confirmed its FiDi plans; Josh Hartnett listed his penthouse; please don't leave your dog tied up on the street while you shop. / 2 comments
The Alamo Drafthouse complex will be three levels below ground, with "ten-plus cinema screens and up to 600 seats," says the New York Post.
Plus: Sing for Hope's public piano program returns in June; fire in a Pace University basement; sandwich pop-up at Piora in the West Village. / 1 comment
Plus: J. Crew's Mickey Drexler chops loft price by $15 million; Jacques Torres opening a chocolate museum at his store; graphic designer Rodrigo Corral; Tamarind's no-kids-under-eight policy; school tax proposed on real estate developments.
Happy to know about any Juneteenth celebrations in the neighborhood. Next time tell me in advance. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
I have to agree here. Barely a mention.. And the park looked really bad after the Midsummer festival. Two days... — B.Thompson / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Juneteenth came and went without a photoessay of all the rich celebrations in Tribeca. Not very inclusive. — Steve C / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Yes, I am honored and lucky to run these shots. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
These elaborate and expensive plans are based on the mistaken belief that BPC and Tribeca are at much greater risk... — Jon / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca
With the introduction of the Slate menu, Laughing Man unfortunately had what was probably the best BEC sandwich in Tribeca... — Talg / Seen & Heard: Duane Park Patisserie is back open
Claudine is such a fantastic photographer! — K / A midsummer day at Rockefeller