Plus: The area's history of terror attacks; one new West Street bridges is delayed, and another appears to be; opening forecast for 10 Corso Como; more thefts; Aire Ancient Baths is opening in Chicago. / 12 comments
Plus: Back to the drawing board for new building at Broadway and Canal; review of Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; how to spend Battery Park City revenue. / 1 comment
Plus: Concern over street closed to traffic so kids can play; Louis Vuitton pop-up; Birdbath's Nolita location has closed. / 7 comments
Plus: The Woolworth Building unsheathed; NFL meetings this week at the Conrad to discuss anthem rule change; cyanotype exhibit; shoot on Hudson. / 1 comment
Noho Star, too. Plus: West Street safety study is in the works; pushing Battery Park City Authority income to go toward New York City Housing Authority properties; ESPN leased studio space at Pier 17 (which will have garish colored light displays).
Party leaders essentially chose who should get Daniel Squadron's seat. Plus: More questionable Albany behavior; Shake Shack opening in the West Village; Tamid to unveil Torah written by a woman. / 6 comments
Plus: No charges filed against driver of truck that killed a cyclist; the president of the Battery Park City Authority is leaving; the history of a Lispenard building; FiDi tower to have an observatory; Kaffe 1668 co-owner's new venture; "Charging Bull" vandalized.
Plus: Amazing photo from the Municipal Building; downtown tours led by guides in period costume; Dan Zanes concert at Wagner Park; space-age subway station in the World Trade Center Oculus. / 1 comment
Plus: Signs to discourage cyclists from using the Battery Park City Esplanade; Sushi Azabu opening in a Miami Beach Marriott; more on Squadron's decision to resign; Otto Penzler's life; a rash of bike thefts; the Tribeca apartment of an advertising executive.
Plus: Chambers Street Wines profile; Canal Street Market on "Cheap Eats" list; movie producer summering in Tribeca; state senator introduces legislation about neighborhood names; Good Samaritan attacked at McDonald's; a day of car-free Chinatown; more co-working in FiDi. / 9 comments
Plus: Rally to encourage Governor Cuomo to sign Battery Park City representation bill; great photo of W. Broadway in 1979; new Wall Street café. / 5 comments
Plus: Body recovered off north Battery Park City; students trying to help Tribeca teacher; updated flood-protection design for Battery Park City; more on the Tribeca Park sculpture and another supertall tower likely for FiDi; city council candidate alleges campaign misdeed. / 3 comments
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