Plus: Three other stores that pulled out of the World Trade Center mall; Community Board 1 wants the Sphere out of Liberty Park; Black Tap on the Lower East Side; China Blue owners to open Williamsburg restaurant. / 1 comment
Plus: Ducklings in peril; new photographers' tour of the Woolworth Building; opening forecast for Heyday facial spa; forum on changes to South End Avenue; FiDi Sephora closing. / 8 comments
Plus: The 9/11 Museum's first exhibit of 9/11-themed artworks; Baron Von Fancy's local favorites; Southbridge Towers dog owners defeat the proposed dog registry. / 1 comment
Discussed at last night's meeting: Liquor-license applications for Serafina and the Balthazar alums' all-day brasserie in the old Cercle Rouge space (sample menus!); the third street fair on the same Warren block this year; Two Hands's contentious sidewalk café; Buddha Bar. / 7 comments
Plus: The Tribeca loft of jewelry designer Mignonne Gavigan Smith; Cuban bar BlackTail opens this week; city mulling traffic changes to the Chambers and West intersection; a look back at the Pulitzer building that was once on Park Row; Q&A with the incoming Community Board 1 chair. / 1 comment
Plus: Fireboat ride and other Hudson River fun; free summer movies at the Roxy; 349 Greenwich restaurant plans are shaky; Mindy of "The Mindy Project" lives in Tribeca; another F-18 flyover.
(Not the famous one.) Plus: Opening date for Saks Fifth Avenue; construction worker hurt in accident at the Citi building; Q&A with the outgoing Community Board 1 chair. / 1 comment
Plus: Outgoing Community Board 1 chair honored; how the editor of Redbook spends her Sundays; cluster of medical offices. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's July agendas: Serafina's liquor license; sidewalk seating on N. Moore, Church, and possibly Murray; Five Boro Bike Tour noise; the conversion of 22 Reade; garbage in the area; and much more. / 5 comments
Plus: F-18 Super Hornet flyover today; checking in on Greenwich Street hotel; a chance to see the 67th floor of 4 World Trade Center; new parking garage; Canali Club definitely not coming back; TC shirts. / 2 comments
Plus: The Soho Trader Joe's is still an open question; pudding cups; activity at big Duane Street space; how to complain about the Warren street fair; a good source for brown liquor. / 5 comments
Plus: Partially uncovered 60 White looks sublime; Bar Works coworking space appears to be smaller than indicated; more info on new Park Row tower; the "Alice in Wonderland" mural on Chambers; PATH station map; "Untitled" shoot. / 2 comments
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?