Known as Leo to his customers, the barber has been on Lispenard for 24 years. / 5 comments
The Dominican restaurant, which has been on the corner for 35 years, will move to Ozone Park. Plans for the site have been in the works for six years. / 1 comment
His father started collecting properties in the neighborhood in the late 1960s, when he lived at what was then 119 Warren. / 1 comment
Plus demo permits are filed for the taxpayer at Church and Lispenard; a hockey player cooks with Forgione; mapping PPP loans. / 3 comments
Plus an interview with the owner of Soho Trees; Mother Cabrini is coming to Battery Park City; Rafael Viñoly building is nearly complete at 125 Greenwich. / 3 comments
Plus For Five coffee brewing at Brookfield; Local gal Taylor Swift plays at NPR's Tiny Desk; 31 Lispenard criticized for not fitting in. / 5 comments
A proposal for an 87-foot building with five apartments and retail on the ground floor has been permitted at 321 Church, which they are calling 31 Lispenard, natch. / 5 comments
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