Plus: Checking in at North End Grill; construction kitten update; Franklin Place cantilever; Federal Plaza water feature; Global Beat Festival giveaway; Bogardus Plaza popularity; liquor store's new home. / 2 comments
Should it have a stage that doubles as a bench? Egg-shaped seating that reflects the neighborhood's history? A path cutting through the existing garden? Check out the trio of concepts presented last night and weigh in. / 10 comments
Plus: Tribeca gym owner tells of racial taunts while a police diver; Gateway Plaza residents mobilizing; custom perfumer on Franklin; big plans for a FiDi building; Bogardus Plaza.
And reservations, too. Plus: Bogardus Plaza design meeting; Reade Chambers sales office; Canvas in Soho closed; something up at 42 Walker?; Dover Street Market.
Plus: New rendering of Brookfield Place; Hudson River Park reaches out; subscribe. / 1 comment
Plus: Touring 93 Worth; Greenwich closed for crane this weekend; Duane Park event postponed till Sunday; Trisha Brown Dance Company appears to be leaving; Roti Mediterranean Grill opening in FiDi. / 1 comment
A handful of local groups are mulling the idea of banning cars from the block of W. Broadway between Franklin and Leonard—the one flanked by the Con Ed substation—and merging it into Finn Square. / 10 comments
Plus: New west Soho restaurant; pet theater; 93 Worth sales update; FiDi Thai review. / 1 comment
Realizing I almost never take photos of people I see on the street, I vowed to attempt more street photography. / 6 comments
Plus: Duane Park reopens on the Bowery; sanitation garage fallout; crunching a Seaport loft sale: Pret a Manger closes. / 8 comments
Also on Community Board 1's March agendas: The proposed Hudson River Park tax; Fresh Direct's ever-present trucks; public art in Tribeca Park; Bogardus Plaza; 502 Canal; a big Broadway cultural project; and more. / 1 comment
Craig Bero showed me around the Cosmopolitan Café's Secret Room, where he displays some of the many treasures he has gathered from around the neighborhood. "That hole outside?" he says of the Chambers Street dig. "I was in there last night." / 7 comments
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor