Plus: Demolition and construction on Park Place; the Chambers/Church stench; Black Tap's expansion plan; it's Taylor Swift's world (we're just living in it).
Plus: Little Park's brunch menu; checking in on the Spring Street Salt Shed and the cast-iron inversion on Walker; trading Tribeca for Jersey City; Soho fitness expo; 70s pic.
Plus: "The most stylish man in high tech"; Floyd Cardoz on cooking for President Obama; Manhattan's only boarding school; necklace ripped off of neck; Tory Burch to open store in local mall; more. / 1 comment
There's a lot of demolition going on right now—and there's a lot more to come. Here's a look at what we're losing, along with how much taller the new buildings will be. / 14 comments
Plus: Response to IPN fire; Cortlandt Way's short-lived opening; 93 Worth's appealing topper; more dead trees (and some new ones); "Bluff" shoot; big regatta this weekend; demolition on Park Place; Patriot renovation. / 1 comment
On Park Place and West Street. Plus: Momofuku Milk Bar within walking distance; could New Amsterdam Market be revived?; club for Polaroid fans; Crumbs will likely reopen; Kim Kardashian game.
Plus: Marc Forgione's bar snack; Lispenard building to launch sales; the Flea wins Obies; Rescue Mission now accepting women; cool skydiving video.
Plus: Pier Dance headliner announced; new public school for south Greenwich Village; community center raises rates; remembering Rev. William Grant; artist Nate Lowman. / 2 comments
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 05/26/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City