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.
Plus: Owner of 28 Liberty decides against pursuing glass pavilions on landmarked plaza; museum exhibit about early American tattoo artist; longtime 1st Precinct officer retires.
Plus: Where By Chloe and Scotch & Soda will be in the Seaport; woman dragged by would-be bag-snatcher; Governors Island wants to create a plaza in front of the Battery Maritime Building; man slashed on subway.
Plus: Gary Graham sample sale; two Warren Street buildings are evidently not getting torn down; Antique Garage signage; "Power" shooting again; FiDi group meeting in rumored Danny Meyer restaurant space. / 2 comments
The word from FiDi Fan Page is that restaurateur Danny Meyer is close to signing on for a restaurant high up in 28 Liberty—to go along with the event space he has already agreed to run elsewhere in the building.
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: The plan to change White Street restaurant into more of a sports bar; Pier 26 update; visible rooftop addition on Thomas; White storefront redo; M1 bus extension; much more.
Plus: Community Board 1 weighs in on the proposed changes to a landmarked plaza; Battery Park City woman sues divorce lawyer for sexual coercion (includes the come-on of the year). / 1 comment
Plus: Rumored nightclub underneath the Beekman hotel; "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on stage; Seaport warning; Peter Murphy in concert; donated studio space for artists. / 7 comments
You know what this neighborhood needs? Manicures! Plus: More on the Market Lane grocery/food court coming to the World Trade Center mall; the delivery-only "restaurant" on Reade; 125 Greenwich might be taller, or it might not; celebrity couple separates; should a landmarked plaza get glass pavilions?
Plus: Developers using the American Disability Act to their advantage; Community Board 1 on 28 Liberty plaza pavilions; housekeeper allegedly stole handbags; musician Alan Vega. / 2 comments
Plus: Ceiling collapse on Barclay; return of the "Alice in Wonderland" mural; checking in on 70 Vestry; Duane storefront rendering; no sign of Brandon Santander. / 4 comments
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Great work Friends of Finn Square, working on a long fuse! — Paul Mutter / Sidewalks around Finn Square will be replaced
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