Plus: Photos of the new Nobu in FiDi; renovation at Lower Manhattan's only hospital; Canal Street topper approved; Tribeca Ball photos; antiques at Gary Graham; top daiquiri; CB1 feeling ignored by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. / 5 comments
Plus: Prominent Canal Street topper can't clear the Landmarks Preservation Commission; arrest made in series of FiDi bar thefts; Rockaway ferry to be the first of the new routes to launch; "Breaking Bad" pop-up restaurant. / 5 comments
Plus: Lyons Den Power Yoga's expansion (and second studio); Lotus Salon's name change; Pearl Paint condo conversion; Wolf & Badger opening on Grand; Franklin Street retail vacancy.
Plus: Landmarks Preservation Commission nixes Canal Street topper; UPS employee accused of stealing Apple products; Wagner Park flood protection; the New York Post defends FiDi. / 3 comments
A developer would like to put a two-story, corrugated-metal rooftop addition on a pair of landmarked buildings—and then construct a new, eight-story building next door. / 2 comments
Plus: Nobu's Miami hotel-within-a-hotel; slice joint closed for renovations; Tutto Il Giorno delivery; the return of the W train; City Hall Park path lighting has been fixed; Hudson Street gridlock never looked so good. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's November agendas: Two-story addition for a former Pearl Paint building; the steakhouse inside 3 World Trade Center; more food carts; Australian café; Beach Street topper; yoga studio expansion; Tunnel to Towers run; more. / 2 comments
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.
The rotating Downtown Alliance ad is really annoying and makes it hard to keep your eyes concentrated on any other... — N / Another Japanese omakase coming to the neighborhood
Yes, it seems more and more so. What happened, for example, to "Don't block the box" and enforcement against red-light... — Marcus / Another smoke shop coming to Church
@Larry, thanks for saying in under 30 words what would have taken me 300. @Jeff, thanks for your kind words.... — Komanoff / There’s an election this month!
The Smoke Shop at 321 Broadway across the street from the Federal Building was just busted on Thursday. — FiDiGuy / Another smoke shop coming to Church
We live in a completely lawless city, where obvious criminal activity is just ignored. Our public leaders are completely incompetent... — Reademan / Another smoke shop coming to Church
Even though I work but do not live in Tribeca, I feel sad when a long-time business closes in this... — Gary / Kings Pharmacy, a Tribeca staple for 25 years, will close on June 30
Faster moving traffic will be a huge boon to the tradespeople. Instead of sitting in traffic they'll be able to... — Larry Greenfield / There’s an election this month!