Plus a tour of the Cast Iron House penthouse; office occupancy hits 50 percent; pythons in Battery Park.
Plus fighter jets over the Hudson; park vendors lose a legal battle; Meryl Streep's still trying to sell penthouse.
Plus 74 Trinity Place update; a feature on Aisling Franciosi; war on Battery Park ticket sellers. / 3 comments
Plus: Studying Lower Manhattan to better understand Uber's surge pricing; city drops plans for a "gymnatorium" at new school; remembering Ruth Ohman; two ticket sellers at the Battery allegedly assaulted a tourist. / 3 comments
Plus: The quirky loft of R & Company's owner; off-leash area for dogs at the Battery; Greenwich Street tower moves forward; the bar at the iPic cinema. / 5 comments
Plus: Time-lapse video of the Independent art fair; NYPD plans to crack down on Battery Park vendors; "virtual kidnapping" scam said to be spreading in Lower Manhattan.
Plus: New design for 1 Wall Street addition; a Tribeca fashion designer's recommendations; Fulton Street landmark said to be at risk; interactive theater rave; Century 21 mural provokes ire; men's fashion shoot here; Seaport trademark fight.
Plus: An Odeon staffer reminisces about her time at the restaurant (along with Bar Odeon and Edward's); Howard Street is getting a hotel and restaurant.
Plus: The East River Ferry's expansion plans; food cart recommendation; restaurant deliveryman drives wrong way into Holland Tunnel; how John Hatfield spends his Sundays; passport expediters; getting coffee with the homeless. / 1 comment
In 1980, Ed Sijmons and LouiseLH of Amsterdam visited New York City and took hundreds of photos—including of FiDi, Chinatown, the Village, and the Lower East Side. / 8 comments
Plus: New ballet-inspired fitness business; soccer star buys on Broadway; small Fulton Street building to make way for 26-story hotel; Battery Dance Festival; Whole Foods admits to overcharging. / 4 comments
Plus: Battery Park carousel lit up; Tribeca Cinemas building for sale; funky new building at Nassau and Fulton; woman hit by bus. / 2 comments
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there