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The Birth of Battery Park City (Part 3)
Still more astounding photos of Battery Park City when it was still under construction. In this post: the southern part. / 4 comments
In the News: Unorthodox Pickpocketry
Plus: Edward Albee's loft hits the market; James Rosenquist's townhouse sells; politician wants to force businesses to take cash; Asphalt Green roof repair to cost millions; Il Mulino's white truffles; former De Maria space to be a chain café. / 7 comments
In the News: Privatization of Interior Landmarks
Plus: The building at Franklin and Varick that was cut in half; suspect arrested in defacing of African Burial Ground; recent thefts; efforts to protect the ball fields from flooding; Park Place tower halfway up. / 5 comments
The Birth of Battery Park City (Part 2)
More amazing historical photos of how Battery Park City came to be. / 2 comments
In the News: Inside the WeWork Elementary School
Plus: Parking garage at 56 Leonard accused of mangling a Ferrari; new rendering for 100 Franklin; Best Market chain sold to German grocer; recipes from Yves; meeting about storm resiliency at ball fields. / 7 comments
In the News: Golf Simulators
Plus: City to start grading street-food carts; new community space in Battery Park City; exterminator made people at the Municipal Building sick. / 1 comment
In the News: Homeless Man Helped by Tribecans
Plus: More on the efforts to extend P.S. 150's stay in Tribeca; meeting on 9/11 health effects; new buildings getting fully designed interiors; Battery Park City resiliency budget.
Seen & Heard: Greca’s New Menus
Plus: Truck crash on W. Broadway; Japanese restaurant changing its name; gallery returns to its former Leonard Street home; 70 Vestry's lot-line "windows"; Battery Park City parks survey results. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Town Hall Meeting on the Jail Plan
Plus: LeBron James pop-up on Franklin; secret item on the Battery Park City Authority board meeting agenda; the dome at Peck Slip is an art installation; the grimthorping of 80 Centre; Wigstock tickets start at $95; "Ray Donovan." / 10 comments
The Best Public Art Over the Years
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
In the News: Tribeca Bridge to Get Repainted
Plus: A visit to the underground farm; students got to Skype with an astronaut about the International Space Station; BMCC president to step down after 23 years. / 8 comments
In the News: Reducing Traffic Downtown
Plus: History of a Franklin Street building; HQ Trivia host lives here; flood-protection plans for North Battery Park City; more area thefts; property-tax study. / 12 comments
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I walked up and down Chambers Street yesterday with two shopping bags of books and clothing. Short notice for the... — DLUD / Housing Works Is Closing Its Tribeca Store
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Are we supposed to pronounce gyro as "JYE-row" or "HE-row"? Or is there another, more authentic way to say it?... — Will Meyerhofer / Seen & Heard: The Maharishi Store Is Finally Finished
@ Leo there is in America, where fundies get outraged every year over the cups of starbucks. I am all... — cplusc / In the News: Tribecan Versus Ill-Placed Christmas Decorations
Lighten up, Francis... the outrage business is getting old. — Jeff / In the News: Tribecan Versus Ill-Placed Christmas Decorations
A creche is a Christian religious display, and has no place on government property. This is not a creche. — Leo / In the News: Tribecan Versus Ill-Placed Christmas Decorations