There will be ongoing issues discussed, including the giant event space Convene for Battery Park City; the Howard Hughes brownfield cleanup at 250 Water; and the homeless in Manhattan.
Plus apply now for a seat on Community Board 1; upcoming literary salon with Pen Parentis at The Hideout.
Plus: Pianist living in Independence Plaza failed to disclose his Hamptons house; another New York Ranger lives here; Matt Bernson's store; new members of CB1; 1WTC has a logo; another FiDi hotel.
Morimoto's restaurant is back on track! Plus: Details on the proposed wine bar for Church Street, the aquatic-fitness facility coming to Franklin Street, the food-hall restaurant's menu, the Swedish café opening in Truffles, and more. / 6 comments
Plus: Accused pimp; Squadron vs. the Battery Park City Authority; Battery Park restroom; Trinity Church vs. itself.
Plus: Lotus Blue serving lunch; Torly Kid book swap; the sounds of Nancy Whiskey Pub; CB1's FiDi Committee's revised agenda. / 3 comments
It might just be Wisconsin-themed after all. Plus: Pop-up shop for tall women; Moomah celebrates its last day; Squadron on WTC security.
"You mentioned that Beach Street was going to get a reversal of traffic between Hudson and Greenwich. Any news on that?" —R.
What was discussed: More on Maritime (taking over Ivy's Bistro); the rampaging hordes at the sushi restaurant in Independence Plaza; Tribeca Grand's sidewalk seating; Smith & Mills rebuff; Tiny's; Zutto; parking at a new building; and churros. / 2 comments
"Can you do a post about the restaurant sidewalk seating along Greenwich St.? Who enforces the regulations? Who monitors sidewalk erosion? Each year, the sidewalks lose more and more 'walking area' to the ever-widening 'seating area.'" —A. / 10 comments
Plus: La Colombe founder gets a TV show; affordable housing discussion; yet another hotel for FiDi; Grammy-winning teacher; F. Scott Fitzgerald rolls in his grave.
Plus: Jem Café is back; Taste of Tribeca tickets are now on sale; meeting about John Street construction; a Barnes & Noble rant; my book is now so cheap you really have no excuse, even if you don't own a Kindle. / 8 comments
I'm all for it. — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
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K sez: Will be interesting to watch how they shore up the neighboring buildings - which were tilting/falling after the... — K / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
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