But they also said they will not be bringing more workers back until Sept. 13, and then only two days per week. And health tech firms pushed dates back further. / 4 comments
Plus only a third of Citi employees want to return to the office; a new restaurant opens mid-pandemic in the Dominick; a celebration of women in landscape architecture.
Scheduled to be done sometime next year, the new Citigroup headquarters will house 12,000 employees into a space that used to hold 9,000.
Plus: Construction of Citi's ferry dock is underway; Church sidewalk nears completion; a peek inside Chipotle; the Jeff Koons sculpture is being refurbished; 111 Murray's hoist is coming down.
Plus: Community Board 1 wants Citi to let little league players use its ferry; commercial rent-control bill being debated by the city council; Au Cheval forecast. / 1 comment
Plus: Loft-peep a Tribeca four-bedroom; Naomi Watts's art collection; Bradley Cooper bought a Village townhouse; history of a Duane Street building; ticker-tape parades; Republican candidate for state senate. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: Landmarks-related changes to buildings on Duane and Walker; something involving liquor at Chipotle; naming a block after an NYPD officer killed in Iraq; the plans for a pedestrian park at Sixth and Church; more. / 5 comments
Plus: Memorial for Imogen Roche; brunch at A Summer Day Café; Two Hands merchandise; two interesting shows at R & Company; CB1 to discuss Citigroup's private ferry at Pier 25. / 2 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: Citigroup missed a chance to hide mechanicals; Over the Rhine in concert; World Cup events at 28 Liberty; "Ray Donovan" shoots; Morgenstern's sweatshirt. / 6 comments
Plus: A retail renaissance?; Tribeca family's "hoverboard-friendly" home; the Stadium Goods sneaker resale shop; an attorney's pied-à-terre; Citigroup employee stops kid from running into the street; the views from a 56 Leonard penthouse; 9/11 compensation claims.
Plus: Chipotle explanation; the Vitamin Shoppe is stocked with merchandise; Citigroup starts the final facade; progress on the plaza south of the World Trade Center Oculus; likely Hyundai commercial shoot. / 2 comments
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