Was there no indication in the renderings that we'd end up with a building where the middle 85 percent is pretty unremarkable and far more appropriate for downtown Miami? / 27 comments
Plus: Investing in real estate to buy a green card; bulldog parade; Mariah Carey settles one servant lawsuit. / 8 comments
Plus: Church Street demolition starting soon; confirmation of American Flatbread plan; finished planting at last 9/11 Memorial corner; Leonard repaving; Downtown Alliance holiday stars; Downtown Little School auction; karaoke bar revealed. / 9 comments
Plus: Director Kathryn Bigelow buys in Tribeca; how restaurant executive Josh Lebowitz spends his Sundays; curved-glass expert. / 1 comment
Plus: 30 Park Place penthouse floor plan; Broadway clocktower building to have a restaurant; the mysterious White Street building; the Lululemon resale market is bananas; a Tribeca beauty executive's closet. / 1 comment
Plus: A local Academy Award winner; why the Armoury is temporarily closed; new tenant for Laight Street storefront?; this month's 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; Desbrosses demolition. / 6 comments
Plus: Tribeca resident Louise Vongerichten; 56 Leonard update; new sculptures for Foley Square; Bon Appétit sets off 1WTC smoke alarm.
Delivery and gluten-free. Plus: WTC Transportation Hub spark show; looming 56 Leonard; addictive popcorn for sale; Tribeca Tap House's music venue; huge new condos on Canal; Maman bakery. / 3 comments
Plus: A new perspective on 56 Leonard; drawing-board versions of the building's Anish Kapoor sculpture; Community Board 1 school report. / 1 comment
Plus: North Cove Marina update; Hudson Street construction; Brookfield Place views of the World Trade Center; 56 Leonard's Anish Kapoor sculpture; The Harrison sale. / 7 comments
Plus: The Anish Kapoor sculpture at 56 Leonard will be 20 feet tall; development likely at 1 Beekman; Syms plot on the market; Starbucks assault; Smyth rooms getting refreshed next. / 6 comments
Plus: A hell of a sandwich; the stray cat of northwest Tribeca; checking in on construction at 56 Leonard, the Sterling Mason, and 2 Renwick; gallery moving. / 12 comments
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”