Plus John McDonald updates Bar Tulix; Alamo Drafthouse workers strike; galleries are joining forces to save on overhead.
Plus Diana Switaj leaves CB1; Brooklyn Robot Foundry is offering franchises; the Friends of City Hall Park will host a working walking tour.
Plus a rat count on Jay; Mary Obering at Bortolami; no kids allowed (without an adult) at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. / 1 comment
The Alamo Drafthouse is renamed the Ivan Reitman. Plus a relic from the Towers Cafeteria; Hunter Biden in Soho; another novel set in Tribeca. / 3 comments
The new 14-plex has reclining seats, table service during the show, a bar outside with 48 taps and oddly -- a letterpress inking custom prints for events. Oh and no texting -- or else. / 4 comments
It's been four years since rumors started circulated about a Manhattan location for the Austin-based cinema chain. / 1 comment
Charging Bull is wrapped up for Occupy Wall Street anniversary. Plus the return of the Oculus Greenmarket; free movies at Fosun Plaza; more Citi Bike stations. / 1 comment
Plus: bartenders across the city are going dry; ferry ridership for the NYC Ferry is up; Marvel Architects leads a tour of its offices 11:45 Hudson.
Plus the Alamo Drafthouse will have a museum and bar called the Press Room; tallest building in NJ is just across the way; Dean & DeLuca is auctioning off its equipment. / 9 comments
Plus the Journal reports on the glut of luxury condos; Alamo Drafthouse multiplex makes a record deal; the Bull gets some breathing room; Thomas Juul-Hansen at 11 Beach.
Plus: Progress on the Peck Slip Park redesign; new Walker Street gallery confirmed; the glut of inner-city buses; Park Row tower topped out.
Also on Community Board 1's November agendas: Four-story addition proposed for two-story building on Franklin; two existing restaurants appear top be getting taken over; booze at the Dirty Lemon store; Alamo Drafthouse; more.
Real estate sign today in window of Gee Whizz says space is for rent. I am devastated. 15 years of... — Downtown Dad / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Over the past 2 days, there was a demolition and carting truck in front, with several workers inside removing a... — Jg / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Sadly there is now a for rent sign on the space :( — Michael Pieck / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/hobby-lobby-nyc-store.html — James / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
No word. I have tried. — Tribeca Citizen / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
The NYT article today about HOBBY LOBBY quotes Chris P (with a picture of him in Gee Whiz) as saying... — Loren / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Instead of having the great bookstore that once stood there, we now have this. I give it 2 1/2 years.... — The Risen Direwolf / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?