Plus: Man hit by fire escape dies; Taylor Swift's neighbors; WeWork's grand plans; Perelman Center gets funding and artistic director; Christie Brinkley is renting here; Cuomo approved shady $1 million grant to Cadillac.
Plus: Condo plans for the former Pearl Paint buildings; Combina restaurant closed; who was behind the arcade plan push-polling; Cadillac café to be run by Joe Coffee; anti-Semitic graffiti.
Plus: Tribeca composer's new piece was inspired by construction noise outside his apartment; Community Board 1 rivals join forces.
Plus: Church Street building to be three stories higher than thought; President Obama fundraiser visit; checking in with Pier A; Cadillac looking at Hudson Square lease; Grand Banks; another gratuitous Tribeca bashing by the New York Times.
Some thoughts (and renderings) about the plans to make the streetscapes around the Holland Tunnel entrance greener and more pedestrian-friendly. / 1 comment
Goodbye sushi restaurant, hello Dosateria. Plus: Chipotle #2 is open (and already packed); rooftop putting green; massive building addition. / 1 comment
Plus: FiDi protest; Pearson moving to Hudson Square; Governor's Island photo essay; Peck Slip school confirmed; a chef's Lunchables stunt; Seaport stationer to be resuscitated.
Plus: François Payard Bakery coming to BPC; ice cubes; Weather Up menu changes; Hudson Square development. / 4 comments
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”