Plus: The Smyth hotel changed its name for real this time; progress at the Cast Iron House sidewalk; big Weill Cornell medical facility; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 11 comments
Plus: New York Times takes two stars away from Nobu; Citi Bike to test motorized bicycles; Citigroup is launching a private ferry between Pier 25 and Jersey City; Square Diner. / 7 comments
Plus: Tribute to Aretha Franklin at the Franklin Street subway station; a better look at the sad state of the Cast Iron House penthouse; Tribeca Film Festival dates; tennis activities at Brookfield Place. / 4 comments
Plus: What is going on at the Cast Iron House?; Robert Janz collages on view at Philip Williams Posters; Khe-Yo is cooking with gas again. / 5 comments
Plus: A new gallery on Franklin; Cast Iron House sales office has closed; this year's Summer Streets info; mysterious concrete panels; the David Wojnarowicz retrospective at the Whitney. / 5 comments
Plus: A peek inside the new-build restaurant on Sixth Ave.; TD Bank backs out of plans for a new Tribeca branch; no more TC totes; sculpture show at Untitled.
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt extended his stay at Racines; signage for 5 World Trade Center; two women sought in thefts at Le Pain Quotidien; the River Project's Meet the Fishes event; sidewalk construction at the Cast Iron House.
Plus: Greca to be open late starting this weekend; the two buildings under construction on City Hall Park; fado concerts at the Schimmel Center; two-day shoot. / 1 comment
Plus: Unattractive building gets worse; Frenchette is almost fully revealed; report on the new Sprinkles Land ice cream shop; ball fields closed for net replacement; why can't we get this Franklin Street sidewalk back? / 4 comments
Plus: A reader wonders whether any bar can approach the Raccoon Lodge; the Warren Street reconstruction project has begun; the Roxy Hotel is working on an oyster bar; old photos of White Street; construction crew hogging Franklin Street. / 3 comments
Plus: More peeks inside the restaurant-in-progress Tetsu; local teen is organizing a clothing drive for kids in need; activity at Reade Street restaurant space.
Plus: Sway has reopened on Spring; selfie ban; Shigeru Ban penthouse update; how to reserve at Lalo; new café/shop on Grand. / 8 comments
Don't the speed cameras only kick in at 11mph over? So wouldn't that mean at least 36mph? — malcolm / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Meantime, I just got a speeding ticket by a camera going 31 on Chambers Street on a surprisingly clear road,... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
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