Plus: Compose's new chef, new plans; trouble at New York by Gehry and 57 Reade; two new developments nearly sold out; meet your new neighbor across Canal Street. Update: Added info on Superdry opening in Seaport.
Something's coming. Plus: Greenmarket news; 57Reade; who's putting flowers at the Finn Square sculpture?
The next phase. Plus: New York Academy of Art is giving away a painting; spa deals; 57 Reade turning out a bit different from the rendering.
This week's photos were taken on West, Chambers, and Broadway, as well as in Hudson River Park. / 2 comments
Plus: Hotel design thwarted by Landmarks; Compose reviewed; Underground Railroad; staircase demolition opposition; a loft renovation; Seaport Museum trouble; Bowne & Co.; David Burke Kitchen; Reade57; LMDC.
Plus: A Uno sale; deals for Compose and Ruben's Empanadas; Marc Forgione's winning menu; Clocktower Gallery event; progress at 57 Reade.
Plus: Hudson River Park Trust departure; Cowboy Junkies; Whole Foods wellness center; Imagination Playground; deals for TRX fitness, Mexican food, and spa treatments; Gymboree party; 57 Reade façade.
Plus: Deal on Kids Empowerment Academy; sale at Torly Kid; call for submissions at cell-phone-photo show; Do Yoga Do Pilates.
Building bust? What building bust? New construction is popping up all over, rising so fast that these photos—taken this week—are probably already out of date. Here's what you want to know about five of the buildings, including renderings of the what they'll look like when they're done.
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Work will make you stonger. — MB / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
An online petition with 1,600 signatures doesn’t outweigh the needs of the kids who use that basketball court. I’ve lived... — NoDogPark / Grand Canal basketball court should be back by end of summer
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Property buyers rich enough for 1.8 floors per apartment in a 9 story building explicitly don't want a gathering spot... — Elizabeth / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
They occasionally make mistakes but, for the most part, that is not what they do. I wish ICE would establish... — lowrider / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?