The work to combine Bogardus Garden and what was once a block of Hudson Street is expected to take 12 months, so if all goes to plan, it'll be done in October of 2018. Here's a diagram and some renderings. / 4 comments
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: Bogardus Plaza construction update; changes to 137 Duane; hotel liquor licenses; making Park Row friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians; more. / 5 comments
Plus: Finally, an official start date for the construction at Bogardus Plaza; Japanese fashion pop-up at 180; Chambers Street clothing store is closing; Morgik Metals has left for New Jersey; Saturday brunch at Houseman.
Plus: Bogardus Plaza revamp to start tomorrow; a glimpse of the subway elevator outside 30 Park Place; "Pink Flamingos" on the big screen; Ladybug Day at Washington Market Park; 9/11 Tribute Museum opens in its new location next week; exhibit at Steven Amedee. / 5 comments
Plus: A pop-up in the former American Flatbread; what's new at Taste of Tribeca this year; FiDi gelato shop is coming back to life; the Christmas season is officially over. / 4 comments
Plus: Complaining your way to a Whole Foods gift card; 70 Vestry's upper façade is being applied; stratigraphy show at Steven Amedee; Bogardus Plaza drawing; the brawny statue banished from City Hall Park. / 3 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
Plus: American Apparel got approval to close its Tribeca store; renovation on White Street; the history of 78 Reade; Shake Shack introducing gluten-free buns; interview with artist Robert Janz. / 4 comments
Plus: Homeless woman has left Bogardus Plaza; the leaning building on Reade; activity in a Greenwich Street retail space; Sole di Capri to open on Sundays after the holidays. / 7 comments
Plus: Overturned SUV on N. Moore; One Medical Group looks ready to open; 19 Park Place's paint job; an update on Ward III; Bogardus Plaza holiday sing; the season's Tribeckiest gift.
Plus: Tokyo Bay has been closed for some work; SoulCycle benefit for Bogardus Plaza; nail salon moved across the street; is BMCC off limits?
Discussed at last night's meeting: An update on the crane accident and what might be done differently; Bogardus Plaza progress report; work to start soon on City Vineyard, the restaurant at Pier 26; M1-5 and its neighbors' frustration; Citigroup plaza changes; Spring Studios lighting; Tribeca Family Festival; Transportation Alternatives event. / 2 comments
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