Plus: Gary Graham's star-studded film for fall; 1WTC spire lit in the colors of the Italian flag; LinkNYC transmitter; pick-up basketball tournament; "Sunday" at Taymour Grahne Gallery. / 6 comments
Plus: A rant about Manhattan Mini Storage; why women are serenading passersby in City Hall Park; the artist behind the monsters of Lispenard; Baked is opening a Tokyo outpost. / 16 comments
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
Plus: Protestors threaten to "occupy" City Hall Park; St. Paul's Cathedral slideshow; Target also opening a store in the East Village.
Plus: Man hit by two cars on Canal Street early this morning; tomorrow's City of Water Day events; City Hall Park art exhibit includes performers who serenade passersby. / 1 comment
Plus: Raccoon Lodge's farewell party and note; why you should not just avoid chuggers but actively discourage them; clarification about the plans for the Cercle Rouge space. / 8 comments
Plus: Water gushing from the 111 Murray site; the curvy façade of Franklin Street mansion; new art-themed bar in the Seaport; the City Hall Park fountain has been turned on. / 1 comment
"Shouldn't it be working by now? I just walked through Bowling Green and its fountain is beautiful." —Anonymous / 3 comments
It involves personal encounters and a murmuration. Plus: Cowboy Junkies in concert; artist loft for sale; Battery Park City Authority public meeting; OpenTable's questionable neighborhood descriptions. / 1 comment
On one block of Park Row, five buildings under six stories are going to be torn down. Besides the two we already knew about—which will be replaced by a 25-story tower—the other three will make way for a single development of unknown size. / 11 comments
And the Club Monaco women's store is open. Plus: In praise of ginkgo trees; a Glade "museum of feelings" at North Cove Marina; Wes Gordon sample sale; film shoot with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore; Sabor de Mexico has closed; slice joint now open weekends; carousel maintenance; another Xi'an Famous Foods.
Plus: Battery Park City Authority agrees to meet with its constituency; Brazilian café opening in the Seaport; cruise ship U-turn last night; the dance troupe at City Hall Park. / 8 comments
I'm all for it. — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Interesting question - considering what happened at the Tents & Trails building on Park Place. The current cross-bracing is complex,... — Gary / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
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im devasted i loved nish nush :( — Nish Nush / Nish Nush has closed to make way for a new building
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
No surprise. I've almost been run over multiple times by red-light running speeders. There should be: - speed bumps -... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
It's 4,000 new units at 100 Gold St, they're estimating over 8,000 new residents. — FidiMom / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus