Plus: 3 World Trade Center is "closer than anyone realizes"; kindergarten waitlist worries; federal asset-forfeiture bonanza; 9/11 volunteers' burden of proof; City Hall Park schoolyard; Christmas tree arson. / 1 comment
Plus: Three city buildings closer to being sold—or maybe not; tourist attacked with hammer; BPCA vs. Asphalt Green; oyster colony discovered; bike-share program possibly delayed; waffle truck; two loft sales; the World Financial Center; dad klatsch. / 2 comments
Plus: White-powder sender could be an eccentric; Meg Ryan keeps a-lookin'; Spruce Street School parents; kindergarten waitlists; WFC cottages; city buildings; Atera wine director bails.
It's time for another round of everyone's favorite game. The Bloomberg administration wants to sell 49-51 Chambers. Local politicians are screaming bloody murder. What's at stake? UPDATE: How do I get into the Reade Street half of the building? / 1 comment
Can't one become a school? Plus: Big addition on Washington Street; elevator fixed; Biddy Early's bids adieu; Brooklyn Bridge noise annoys Gehry building tenants. / 2 comments
As a local parent of a teenager I can speak firsthand and let you know that my 18 year old... — Local Parent / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
Bruce i agree 100000 percent. No building should be on the 310 Greenwich Street site. Between the winds, the earthquake... — Native / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Oh wow! What a character and neighborhood historian. I especially remember buying a surplus pair of lined parachute pants from... — C’est Moi / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
Another neighborhood "Who knows what you'll find" store maestro is gone. Unlike other stores (such as Alexander's Hardware on Reade... — Gary / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
I am very much for the opening of legal shops that responsibly sell these products. As a parent, the proliferation... — TriRes / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
I've lived here since 1977 and also agree completely with the original poster. — mulciber / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
My mom took me there in the 70s to buy me a sailor dress. Not sure what the occasion was.... — Native / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87