Plus 21 questions for the co-founder of Postmasters Gallery; a review of Le Gratin; a landlord dispute for Equinox. / 37 comments
Extreme consequences from covid have left him unable to work or care for his wife, who is disabled from diabetes. Neighbors have already raised more than $20k. / 6 comments
The principal of PS 234 on remote learning and teaching; suit filed by tenants at 50 Murray is struck down; which neighborhoods in the city are getting the most COVID testing.
In what tenants are calling a delay tactic, the landlord of 50 Murray is taking their rent stabilization fight to the US Supreme Court. / 3 comments
Tenants won a lawsuit against their landlords arguing that their apartments should have been rent stabilized since the landlords accepted a 1995 tax abatement called 421-g. / 18 comments
Plus: Taste of Tribeca, wet but fun; Casey Neistat's stubborn trespasser; Q&A with Buckle My Shoe's founder; another co-working company plans a big expansion; The Park Preschool teacher retiring. / 1 comment
Plus: Tenants of 50 Murray appealing decision regarding rent-regulated leases; history of the Mudd Club building; Lower Manhattan's daytime-vs.-nighttime population; "Charging Bull" artist opposes move.
Plus: Community Board 1 voted in favor of subway elevators on Broad Street; Supreme Court nixed Sheldon Silver's attempt to avoid a retrial; Tribeca Therapy quoted. / 9 comments
A resident of 50 Murray, recently rebranded as Tribeca House, invited me to the communal sundeck. Located on the east side of the 22nd floor, it has terrific views in nearly every direction—and a basketball court. / 2 comments
Plus: Rally to encourage Governor Cuomo to sign Battery Park City representation bill; great photo of W. Broadway in 1979; new Wall Street café. / 5 comments
Plus: Activity at the long-gestating site of an Austrian bakery; catering license requested for Murray Street space; "traffic calming" proposal at Hubert and Washington; mysterious signage in northwest Tribeca; "Happy" shoot. / 3 comments
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
Terrible news. What a wonderful place. Best sushi in Tribeca by far. — Scott / Sushu Azabu will close in a couple weeks
Oh no Heide, I mean the criminal migrants and homeless Americans at any shelter near a school is very dangerous.... — Native / Migrant shelter on Washington and Rector will close by June
You misunderstood me. I don't want a larger homeless shelter. I don't want anymore shelters downtown. We have enough especially... — Native / Migrant shelter on Washington and Rector will close by June
Re:Excessive Honking, Just requested that I asked 311 for help with patrolling /ticketing for honking violations. Over a 2 year... — EGg / Tunnel Traffic: How it started; how it’s going
My understanding: migrants are being housed largely by HHC, the Health and Hospitals Corp. That's who had the contract for... — Tribeca Citizen / Migrant shelter on Washington and Rector will close by June
Comment from the anonymous moniker "Native" implies that housing Americans in a shelter near a school would be safer than... — Heide Fasnacht / Migrant shelter on Washington and Rector will close by June
I’m sorry but there are not 289+ (Raddison) or 400+ Holiday Inn homeless people downtown. There are enough issues with... — XLA / Migrant shelter on Washington and Rector will close by June