Also on Community Board 1 May agendas: Citigroup's major overhaul; temporary W. Broadway plaza; school crossing guards; several WeWork liquor licenses (including at the Corbin Building); North Cove Marina; a "mascot run"; light-up hotel; and much more. / 2 comments
Citigroup is going to spend five years and a lot of money on glass to make its two buildings on Greenwich Street feel like a world-class mothership. Take a peek at the renderings—including one of the roof deck. / 10 comments
Plus: Adoro Lei now delivers; Citigroup planning to build on its plaza?; Pookie & Sebastian opening; Landmarc's shadow sign; Robert Janz's arrow phase.
Plus: Demolition in full swing; funky old sign on W. Broadway; Citigroup drill; Saks Fifth Avenue signage; "Doubt" TV shoot; Broadway storefront activity. / 11 comments
"When you can’t get away, Aire Ancient Baths is a pretty great escape," says Ben LeBlanc, founder of the Good Stock soup company, now delivering exclusively in Tribeca. "You feel like you’re made of Jell-O when you walk out." / 1 comment
Plus: Celebrating Thelonius Monk in the Winter Garden; free admission night at the 9/11 Museum; Lilac Preservation Project fundraiser. / 1 comment
"Citigroup appears to be building something substantial at the corner of Hubert and West. Looks like they are digging deep foundations." —J.
Plus: 50 West pricing; World Trade Center congestion frustration; the construction of the Citigroup building; Stuyvesant seats getting replaced.
Plus: "House of Cards" in Tribeca; details on the 5 Beekman tower; Hudson River Park air rights; crossing guard's hand hit by car; Greenwich Street planters; Citigroup condos. / 1 comment
Plus: Cortlandt Alley topper sent back to drawing board; "Sphere" sculpture moved; the poor South Street Seaport Museum.
Plus: Man found dead in the Gehry Building; how Sandy affected the Jeremy's Ale House empire; reviews of Zutto's ramen and Distilled; Lucy Liu (but not really); J&R. / 3 comments
Plus: Remix cabaret license nixed; Citigroup's real-estate search; Pier A plaza stalled; Solaire and Tribeca Green get bad grades for energy use; lawsuit at Tribeca Mews/Space; Bluestone Lane café open; Hudson River Park. / 1 comment
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The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?