We all love the ghostly remnants of old painted signs around the neighborhood, but nowadays it's easier to hang up a printed banner. So that makes the hand-painted signage on the side of 528 Canal even more of a treat. / 2 comments
Because no lot must go unbuilt, and every building four stories or less must be torn down. / 1 comment
The foundry, which had to leave its Canal Street location shortly after setting up shop, has found another spot in the neighborhood where it can teach kids to make cool stuff.
Plus: Nail salon closing; clocktower bells chiming again; more on the cats of northwest Tribeca; Community Board 1 Seaport meeting; view from 64th floor of 1 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
The building that replaces it will likely incorporate the adjacent parking lot. / 1 comment
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