Plus: Blue Ribbon Brasserie is opening in FiDi; more details on yesterday's police chase (and subsequent crash); CB1 is pushing the city to stop being stingy with new schools; Café Altro Paradiso review; Megu opening in Chelsea. / 1 comment
Plus: City Council wants speed humps outside schools; eight-story topper on art deco building; BPC resident sued over Twitter stock; union protests annoy school and residents; the Reade Chambers; FiDi hotel. / 1 comment
Plus: An extended-stay hotel in FiDi; the arepas at Los Americanos; Tribeca Language's fundraising drive; Siring Asian Grill revamping for a reopening. / 1 comment
Plus: Spring Studios building flipped; city takes over Seaport Museum; historic ship needs grant; another FiDi conversion?; Merchants Hospitality has a bunch of new restaurants.
Oh wow! What a character and neighborhood historian. I especially remember buying a surplus pair of lined parachute pants from... — C’est Moi / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
Another neighborhood "Who knows what you'll find" store maestro is gone. Unlike other stores (such as Alexander's Hardware on Reade... — Gary / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
I am very much for the opening of legal shops that responsibly sell these products. As a parent, the proliferation... — TriRes / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
I've lived here since 1977 and also agree completely with the original poster. — mulciber / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
My mom took me there in the 70s to buy me a sailor dress. Not sure what the occasion was.... — Native / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
The reason there is such a push for legal cannabis dispensaries is they pay landlords a premium for their space.... — Dwight / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
Speaking of ties, during the 80's and until recent years Canal Surplus seemed, among other things, to specialize in knitted... — John Willenbecher / Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87