Eight conversions are currently underway, bringing nearly 500 new residential units to the six-block stretch between Canal and Worth—and that doesn't even include the site that's rumored to be making way for a 14-story condo. / 3 comments
Plus: Foxy FiDi building not 22 Thames (but could be on Washington); principal suggests sacrificing pre-K; Dahesh Museum of Art shop; Broadway building gets Landmarks date. / 9 comments
...in a glass, boxy penthouse, perhaps. Plus: Michael Kors coming to the World Financial Center; funding for the West Thames bridge; magazine editor Jesse Pearson; Canal subway mosaics; Pier 40 plan resistance.
As in Señor Presley. Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Marc Forgione's Asian resto; the Russian-owned resto where Matsugen was; Spring Studios fashion complex; a bunch of FiDi restos; the Turks & Frogs replacement; and more. / 3 comments
Four buildings that are crying for help (and one that's crying for an explanation). / 12 comments
Plus: More on the sukkah deal; ticker-tape parade for 9/11 first responders; FiDi bank robbery; new Fulton resto; Soho falafel; forlorn 372 Broadway; Michelin guide; SHO Shaun Hergatt price hike; falling debris; 9/11 memorial gun ban; puppy book. / 11 comments
Plus: Your new neighbor, Jeremy Piven; CB1 tours the 9/11 memorial; the Jets visit the WTC site to promote their game on 9/11; saving 372 Broadway; 88 Leonard sold. / 3 comments
Plus: Building about to collapse?; 9/11 anxiety hotline; Safe Horizon philanthropist; FiDi stats; clay art; W Downtown steal.
I think we have a hidden gem in Tribeca that doesn’t get its due. Tac, on Warren Street, has good... — Elizabeth / The family from Beef Bar has taken the Sarabeth’s corner
Chinatown Building Supply (72 Walker) is a long-trusted local business that makes keys, and they're inexpensive. — mulciber / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
Whenever l want something unique and beautiful l contact the Plecas sister’s. l’ve been buying gifts for myself and special... — Jacqueline Shabot / Made in Tribeca: PLEĆAŠ
Yeah, handing over billion$ to the mismanaged and free spending MTA makes sense to non-critical thinkers. The so called "congestion"... — Common Sense / Tunnel Traffic: How it started; how it’s going
Chris, I remember you and all the creative sketches that the artist/employees hung on the walls. I miss the hardware... — Dana / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
...and there's the beer bar... — Tribeca Citizen / Trouble at the Tin Building?
There must be a reader that you are entering the grid as you leave the FDR Drive. — Tribeca Citizen / Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents