Peeking through the papered windows of six businesses in the works, including Au Cheval and Fish Republic restaurants.... / 6 comments
Plus: Car crashed into Broadway sidewalk shed; Seaport District rooftop ice rink and restaurant open next month; when signage blocks a sidewalk; the sculpture on a 56 Leonard balcony. / 12 comments
Plus: A Thanksgiving menu by Frenchette; new renderings for 77 Greenwich (which will have a school in the base); the exquisite lobby in the AT&T Long Distance Building; Gucci to open art-and-photography bookstore in Soho.
Plus: China Blue tried a no-tipping policy and abandoned it; more funding for the Walker Hotel Tribeca; Brooklyn Chop House finally opens tonight; changing intersections to accommodate cyclists. / 2 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
Plus: Opening forecasts for Blue Bottle's two Lower Manhattan cafés; actress Diane Kruger bought here; actress La La Anthony lives here; court victory for anti-porn zoning; beautifying the area around the New York Stock Exchange; Ritz-Carlton penthouse to be auctioned in Hong Kong.
A lot of news from the past week, including the Fearless Girl statue; Cipriani's new Seaport hotel; Pier 17 update; bike lanes near City Hall Park; sneaker theft; weird metaphor for breasts; and much more. / 9 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
Plus: Open studios at the New York Academy of Art; "Ghostbusters" celebration at the Tribeca Film Festival street fair; shoots for "Elementary" and "Everyone Speaks Food"; those Apt. 5 umbrellas. / 1 comment
Plus: Residents agitated over the loss of views as a result of 396 Broadway construction; 50 Murray rent-stabilization fight; Warren Street building for sale (instead of getting developed with its neighbor); Jane Freeman art exhibit. / 5 comments
Another new conversion in northeast Tribeca shows how the Cortlandt Alley area is on fire. Plus: A peek inside the big, fancy furniture gallery opening on Lafayette. / 20 comments
Plus: Renderings of the Broadway hotel and its Blue Bottle café; the first public meeting of the Tribeca Alliance; Casey Neistat tests rocket shoes and takes on the Harley-Davidson dealership; comparing 3 and 4 World Trade Center; first look at what might be included at Trinity Church's new FiDi tower.
Thanks for posting that reminder, Pam. I was in Fraunces Tavern that day, having lunch with a former colleague at... — Komanoff / Demanding justice for a 1975 Downtown bombing
Everyone knows it is a non-profit; you can see their filings here. However they do not hold a... — Tribeca Citizen / P3 will leave Pier 40 this summer
The space has been re-leased already. — Anon / Argo seems to have closed?
This is grotesque! Why has a perfect building to be destroyed? — marina / 80 West Broadway has been sold
New Preliminary Renderings Revealed for Manhattan Detention Center at 124-125 White Street in Chinatown, Manhattan - New York YIMBY https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/01/new-preliminary-renderings-revealed-for-manhattan-detention-center-at-124-125-white-street-in-chinatown-manhattan.html... — James / The jails on White and Centre are just about gone
lawyer* — Peter G / Nosy Neighbor: Can’t we restore the sidewalk in front of 45 Park Place?
Food is good, vibe is cool but tables are unecessarily close to each other. No one wants to be having... — Michael / Catching Up With New Kids: Forge