8 Spruce and the Issey Miyake store on Hudson are two of the famed architect's four projects in the city. Bonus: views from an 8 Spruce terrace. / 11 comments
Plus preserving the Tribeca Gallery District. The latest celebrity sightings at Locanda. / 2 comments
Plus Blackstone acquires 8 Spruce; Silverstein acquires 116 John; Hotel Indigo is nearing completion; Yuh-Line Niou will challenge Kavanagh.
Just as I was about to call an end to the "Show Us Your Roof" series, I was offered the opportunity to see the view from a north-facing terrace atop a setback about two-thirds of the way up 8 Spruce Street, a.k.a. New York by Gehry. / 3 comments
Plus: Church Street Boxing opened a second Tribeca gym; fashion show and party aggravates residents; mysterious Park Place storefront; Patty Griffin concert; "Law & Order: SVU" again; boombox noise on Greenwich. / 16 comments
Plus: Sneak peek of Birch Coffee's outpost in the Gehry building; Brant geese spotted in Battery Park City; Battery Park City Authority public meeting; Wyeth store.
Plus: 100 Franklin moving forward; possible rethink of Spruce Street School; new FiDi beer hall; Il Mulino steakhouse; washing the Gehry building's windows; Southbridge Towers yard sale. / 8 comments
Plus: Man found dead in the Gehry Building; how Sandy affected the Jeremy's Ale House empire; reviews of Zutto's ramen and Distilled; Lucy Liu (but not really); J&R. / 3 comments
Plus: Wind blows out window at Gehry Building; honors for Atera and North End Grill; 1 West aggravation; juggling shop.
Plus: Gehry building plaza; Super Linda serving lunch; Matt Bernson sample sale update; the Dragon's Den. / 2 comments
Plus: Living high up in New York by Gehry; judge says Brookfield can clear Zuccotti Park; 195 Hudson comps. / 2 comments
Plus: New York by Gehry's plaza; Little One gets plywood; possible new Chinese restaurant on Chambers. / 1 comment
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