Plus: Downtown services lag behind population growth; female impersonators attempt theft; White Street renovations; West and Chambers in 1936; midcentury Jewish designers; Planned Parenthood moving to FiDi; teenagers attack newsstand owner; Seaport tower.
I have a mental list of things to keep an eye on when I walk around, and right now that list is dominated by buildings waiting to be unveiled. Let's recap what's happening behind the curtain. / 3 comments
Plus: The Fulton Center, explained; another White Street restaurant review; the proposed development of the St. John’s Terminal.
Plus: How the city screwed over a local merchant; White Street restoration starts marketing itself; Tribeca Meet & Greet; the Weekender writer; Sole di Capri on Seamless; Greenmarket update. / 1 comment
Plus: Creperie soft-opening postponed; Nigella Lawson looking in Tribeca; Schoolhouse Electric expands its wares; demo at Cafeteria and Churrascaria Tribeca spaces; renovation documentary.
Plus: Bulkheads on White Street; outside seating drama at the Trading Post; Upper East Siders discover downtown. / 9 comments
Plus: Conversions on White Street; elevator report; Goldman Sachs lawsuit; students learn about pruning trees. / 1 comment
Happy to lend our gallery space if useful for any of the groups. — Hal Bromm / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
Olio e Piu is in a phase of frantic expansion. That almost always ends badly. — J / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Nonna Dora's is such a lovely addition to the neighborhood and we go there often, both with family and friends.... — TM / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Love it! So glad to have in the hood. The food is great. Decor is funky interesting. And Nicola is... — Amy S / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
The role Olio e Piu will play in diverting the B+T diners from Locanda Verde is the most exciting part... — P / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Downtown dance Factory has been amazing with their ability to pivot so quickly, find alternate rehearsal spaces, and ensure that... — Natalie / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
This building has had netting on it and plastic over its windows (but no signs of construction) for at least... — Lucy / Rubble falls from 19-story building at Reade and Broadway