"Appreciate any update - very frustrating that it still isn't open to the neighborhood." The answer is even more frustrating. / 14 comments
Plus a Startover discussion with TC; the Skyscraper Museum celebrates the supertalls; an abandoned newsstand at City Hall. / 2 comments
The Public Art Fund has installed six monumental pieces by the sculptor, whose decades of work explores the issues of slavery and the African diaspora. / 3 comments
City Hall Park is open. Plus local preschools will host a virtual fair; outdoor movies are already sold out at the Oculus; but the beer is coming. / 2 comments
Tomorrow marks the two-month anniversary of the city's occupation of City Hall Park -- meaning it has been closed to the public twice as long as it was closed for the protests. Enough. / 13 comments
Closed since Occupy City Hall took over the east plaza in early June, City Hall Park is finally open again, and it's about time. / 22 comments
With about 50 people still at the park, the NYPD raided it at 4a this morning, arresting seven as they did. The park is now almost back to normal. / 18 comments
The route between the Tweed Courthouse and City Hall was locked starting Friday night through the weekend. / 14 comments
The fruit that emits a smell like vomit once crushed also contains a nutritious nut that -- in small quantities -- is considered both healthy and delicious in East Asia. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: The Worth Street reconstruction; Fashion Week's street impact; street fairs in Lower Manhattan; new sculpture in Finn Square; the state of City Hall Park; more. / 2 comments
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
Plus: "Kitchen Trees" in City Hall Park; another L'Arte de Gelato cart; nutritional supplement store and a Japanese barbecue restaurant opening on W. Broadway.
This is great news. — Will / Sidewalks around Finn Square will be replaced
100 John Street (Financial District) has been up much longer than any on that list! From my detective work, it... — Rachel / Crowd Sourcing: What are the oldest sidewalk sheds in the neighborhood?
Word in my building 275 Greenwich is that it is over. No renovation. It's out of business — Jg / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Cornell University's department of ornithology has a great, free bird identification app called Merlin. It walks you through a series... — N / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold
Well do you speak Peruvian? — W / Seen & Heard: Breakfast at Artesano
I love the idea of greening that triangle. It could be a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. It’s been neglected... — Michael / Vote for funding for Barnett Newman Triangle and PS 234
Don't disagree. Let me ask... — Tribeca Citizen / Vote for funding for Barnett Newman Triangle and PS 234