Plus Anish Kapoor's Tribeca iteration of Cloud Gate is on its way to Leonard Street; ApplePay comes to Target; Soho Photo Gallery has several solo shows open till March 2.
Plus: Something called Wheelhouse appears to have taken over the former Consort space; Elevator to the Noir mystery at 60 Hudson; opening date for Brooklyn Game Lab; Philly Pretzel Factory said to still be happening. / 1 comment
Plus: More on how the closing of Rikers Island would affect Lower Manhattan; new furniture showroom; another FiDi tower in the works. / 1 comment
Last week, I asked whether anyone knew the status of Anish Kapoor's sculpture at 56 Leonard. Handily, someone forwarded a recent communication from the fabricator. / 6 comments
Plus: The Wooly Daily now serves a proper breakfast (with seating next door); iPic is casting a wide net for investors; AƱejo's tequila sommelier; any update on 56 Leonard's sculpture? / 10 comments
Plus: City Council committee approves Pier 40 deal; resident who attacked postal worker was acquitted; school overcrowding is not getting better. / 3 comments
Plus: A new perspective on 56 Leonard; drawing-board versions of the building's Anish Kapoor sculpture; Community Board 1 school report. / 1 comment
Plus: The Anish Kapoor sculpture at 56 Leonard will be 20 feet tall; development likely at 1 Beekman; Syms plot on the market; Starbucks assault; Smyth rooms getting refreshed next. / 6 comments
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”