Plus: Absurd megamansion plans on Franklin Street; Bradley Cooper's real-estate hunt confirmed; "Dream House" art installation might move to Chelsea; Downtown Alliance's tech-industry headquarters. / 4 comments
Plus: New pre-kindergarten seats; Community Board 1 weighs in on Chase Manhattan Plaza proposal; new Seaport fashion boutique; FiDi bike mugging; Little Park review; when parking spaces become parklets; Orlando Bloom. / 6 comments
Plus: Rich young man; bike-gang cop rejects plea; extended-stay hotels in FiDi to get "trendy" restaurants; Battery Park City ball fields; Terroir's Murray Hill outpost is closing; Santiago Calatrava.
Plus: Photos of the reopened Chase Manhattan Plaza; Playing Mantis event to benefit typhoon victims; Brookfield Place ice rink back in service; Where in Tribeca...? / 4 comments
Now with only four floors! Plus: 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza for sale; pop-up gallery on Laight; another fast-casual restaurant in FiDi.
Also up for July on the Community Board 1 agendas: Tribeca bike lanes; a new restaurant on Chambers; Four Seasons construction update; Tribeca Landmarks Districts; Hudson River Park; Shinola party; Anotherroom; Smyth; more. / 7 comments
Plus: Chase Manhattan Plaza still closed for no apparent reason; Sheldon Silver still in hot water; testing out aquaspinning; man hit by subway; "Ninja Turtles" film shoot; Seaport-based cruises; Nelson Blue.
Plus: Hudson Square rezoning moves forward; St. John's looking to sell Murray building; all about the Clock Tower Office Building; Fulton Center and the Corbin Building; Chase Manhattan Plaza contretemps; WeWork leases on Broadway; groping thief; Lotus Blue review; Abramcyk hotel.
"I love that Trinity Church has been doing live organ accompaniment to silent films at Halloween," says artist and writer Leah Singer, who is currently obsessing over candy as part of her ITEM project. "They didn’t do it this year but I am looking forward to next year."
Plus: 5 Franklin Place unstalled; Battery Park City Library closes to redo the balcony; JPMorgan Chase to keep plaza closed for a long time; lobster-roll joint closes.
Plus: Group babysitting so parents can party; Chase Manhattan Plaza lawsuit; fabric company won't sell building to developers. / 1 comment
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