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
Ignoring for a moment that some of these spots current have signed new tenants that are busy renovating these spaces,... — Reademan / Neighbors fight restaurant proposal for Laight and Washington
There’s all the abandoned restaurants in the neighborhood like Bouley, Nobu, Nobu Nextdoor, How’s Bayou/Maison Kaiser, Sweetgreen, Palm Tribeca, and... — JT / Neighbors fight restaurant proposal for Laight and Washington
IPN: “most hideous part of tribeca”? Probably But also the biggest concentration of mixed-income housing in Tribeca. The original democratized... — Elizabeth / Developers propose a 900-foot tower for Independence Plaza
Chris, they’ve been building tons of new rental units in the area for the last twenty years. Literally thousands of... — Elizabeth / Developers propose a 900-foot tower for Independence Plaza
Incredible news for the city and I live on that block. Rents up nearly 20% year over year---with more housing... — Chris / Developers propose a 900-foot tower for Independence Plaza
Very sorry to hear Betsy is leaving. She is such a wonderful person and asset to CCSMA. Wishing her best... — JC / Church Street School has a new executive director
Why, whenever some awful development project is announced, does one then read the word Vornado. They seem to have an... — George Bacon / Developers propose a 900-foot tower for Independence Plaza