The rumblings about a super tall tower at the site have been going on for more than a decade, as it changed hands several times and plans were drawn and then ditched.
Plus: Body recovered off north Battery Park City; students trying to help Tribeca teacher; updated flood-protection design for Battery Park City; more on the Tribeca Park sculpture and another supertall tower likely for FiDi; city council candidate alleges campaign misdeed. / 3 comments
Plus: Recap of the School Overcrowding Task Force meeting; design and engineering firms chosen for storm resiliency measures; supertall tower likely coming to South Street.
It could be taller than 1 World Trade Center. Plus: Opposition to an American Flatbread event space; "Soft Spin" at Brookfield Place; affordable housing update; demolition photo. / 5 comments
Plus: Getting the city to be transparent about film shoots; barber pop-up; 1 World Trade Center cutting rents (but may finally have a new tenant); zoning could hamper Howard Hughes Corp.'s plans. / 1 comment
Plus: Gwyneth and Chris split up; a big new Gap store; CNN producers try to sneak into 1WTC; Howard Hughes Corporation buys south of the Seaport; free 9/11 Museum tickets.
Plus: Hudson River Park Halloween festivities; drilling at 101 Murray; Seaport weather balloon; rope mats; Broadway restaurant; Franklin Place update; district attorney meet and greet. / 2 comments
Plus: Alleged sexual assault at Southbridge Towers; childcare chain rents at Brookfield Place; South Street skyscraper. / 2 comments
Plus: South Street skyscraper update; the Seaport remains a ghost town; new Trump Soho Hotel nightclub. / 2 comments
Plus: Foxy FiDi building not 22 Thames (but could be on Washington); principal suggests sacrificing pre-K; Dahesh Museum of Art shop; Broadway building gets Landmarks date. / 9 comments
Plus: What's replacing Uncle Mike's; South Street skyscraper; 55 Warren penthouse pricechopped; Battery Park City bike kiosks; Hudson Square nightclubs to reopen. / 1 comment
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People still eat Caviar? What is this the 80s? — Michael / New Kid on the Block: Marky’s Caviar
I wonder why after all these years, at least the current version with black Africans and fake luxury goods en... — R. / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?