Plus: Mitigating the drainage problem at 30 Park Place's plaza; New York Vintners's large "indoor farm"; tacky newsstand lights; tennis at Brookfield Place. / 3 comments
Plus: A review of the new City Acres food hall/supermarket; Irish Hunger Memorial to reopen tomorrow with temporary plantings; lawsuit over 30 Park Place wine storage; Chambers building sold; tall ship in town. / 4 comments
Plus: Peeking inside a new real-estate sales office; Holland Tunnel traffic on Vestry; phone store opening on Church; ground floor of 19 Park Place semi-revealed; the plaque that used to be at 99 Church; development drill spotted at prime Hudson Square lot. / 3 comments
Is the new condominium/hotel at 30 Park Place better than what preceded it? Does it resemble the renderings at all? Does it add to the neighborhood or detract from it? / 12 comments
Plus: Gay Pride events on Pier 26 start tomorrow; another retail space on the 30 Park Place plaza; the Swedish Midsummer Festival; "hot new Latin bar concept" opening in FiDi. / 1 comment
Plus: Dreaded Drill of Destruction spotted outside wonderful old building on Vandam; Eataly's seafood restaurant is sleeping with the fishes; de Blasio said to have overruled the DOT about "Fearless Girl" marketing ploy; why are so many subway kiosks closed? / 3 comments
Plus: Drew Barrymore's local recommendations; the menu at FiDi's forthcoming Fuku fast-food restaurant; actor Matthew Perry is living here; 1 White's owner got a loan for the renovation; Terroir's Paul Grieco now that the wine revolution has been won. / 1 comment
Plus: Bogardus Plaza revamp to start tomorrow; a glimpse of the subway elevator outside 30 Park Place; "Pink Flamingos" on the big screen; Ladybug Day at Washington Market Park; 9/11 Tribute Museum opens in its new location next week; exhibit at Steven Amedee. / 5 comments
Plus: Natural beauty pop-up; Tribeca CSA shares still available; the Four Seasons fountains need fine-tuning; measuring amplified sound at street events; Yorganic has reopened as Bliss Bowl. / 3 comments
Plus: Markets will have to post calorie counts for prepared foods; local thefts include a headphone mugging; the Hadid sisters' mother is said to have moved to the area; boat tours around Staten Island. / 1 comment
Plus: Mobile advertising for New York Dolls; Remix space is for rent; the bulbous entrance to 19 Park Place; Nom Wah spinoff at Canal Street Market. / 7 comments
Plus: New building on Greenwich revealed; crossing guards on West Street; the design firm responsible for the Four Seasons plaza; Poem in Your Pocket Day at Poets House; 1st Precinct community meeting tonight; private tea pop-up. / 7 comments
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