The block-long space is open to the public and has couches, wifi, bathrooms, work spaces, coffee -- and yes, ATMs. / 3 comments
Scheduled to be done sometime next year, the new Citigroup headquarters will house 12,000 employees into a space that used to hold 9,000.
Plus: Chipotle explanation; the Vitamin Shoppe is stocked with merchandise; Citigroup starts the final facade; progress on the plaza south of the World Trade Center Oculus; likely Hyundai commercial shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: The city's Derelict Bicycle Removal Program; "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" at Steven Amedee; check-cashing service rebranded; Shun Yi Association on White Street. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's February agendas: Citigroup construction; accusations of bad behavior at Haus; more retail at Brookfield Place?; Bogardus Plaza weekend work; more wi-fi kiosks; Sons of Thunder opening FiDi restaurant; ADA ramps; 52 Thomas rooftop compressors. / 4 comments
Plus: Ward III has soft-reopened; the flared top of 111 Murray; the north side of Citigroup's curtain wall; Worth Street reconstruction progress; Wicked update. / 1 comment
Watch this terrifying video (by Vinrockz, via NY1) of scaffolding at one of the Independence Plaza towers banging against a building in today's high winds. / 5 comments
Plus: Red Wing Shoes pop-up at Grown & Sewn; changes coming to the Il Mulino storefront; "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at the Flea; new acupuncturist office.
Citigroup opened its new plaza a day early, and it's quite pleasant. The main features are an oval lawn in the southeast corner, a reflecting pool, long wooden benches, a handful of café tables and chairs, and two large communal tables.
Plus: Rag & Bone anniversary sale; the southern Oculus plaza at the World Trade Center; Cortlandt Way is out from under the sidewalk shed; Blue Bottle across from the 9/11 Memorial. / 3 comments
Plus: Sailing benefit for Hurricane Irma victims; F/A-18 flyover; temporary mural going up at the World Trade Center; Brazilian art. / 2 comments
Plus: Mitigating the drainage problem at 30 Park Place's plaza; New York Vintners's large "indoor farm"; tacky newsstand lights; tennis at Brookfield Place. / 3 comments
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