Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton filming here; Worth Street reconstruction update; Serafina liquor license; and much more.
Plus: The Five Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday; hotel construction takes over a lot of Desbrosses; exterior demolition on Broadway buildings; new Community Board 1 members; two shows at Taymour Grahne Gallery.
Plus: Frank Gehry owns an apartment at 8 Spruce; Community Board 1 chief not seeking re-election; the next race for Sheldon Silver's former seat; a local chef's spiritual guides; WeWork and 110 Wall and de Blasio payments; theft at Hale and Hearty. / 1 comment
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
Community Board 1's Tribeca Committee voted unanimously to reject Buddha's Bar liquor-license application for Thomas Street. What seems like a victory for the neighboring residents, however, could turn out to be pyrrhic.
Also on Community Board 1’s April agendas: Wagner Park redesign; Worth Street reconstruction; Tribeca street closures for events; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Morton Street School zoning; Indian restaurant on Murray?; World Trade Center mall update; 11 Hubert mansion; and much more.
Plus: More on the Water Street arcade plan; replacement sculpture for Broadway landmark; the city comptroller's attempt to cut red tape; breakfast at Eataly; disappointment in the World Trade Center Oculus and time-lapse video of its construction. / 2 comments
Plus: The plan to put tolls on the East River bridges moves forward; alleged attempted rape at the Conrad hotel; Community Board 1 wants the new FiDi school to be bigger; Tribeca Film festival pulls the anti-vaccine film; Good Stock. / 1 comment
Plus: New buildings but not new schools; teachers told not to criticize testing; men's fashion shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: Lower Manhattan reported to have relatively poor air quality; armed robbery at magazine store; Mariah Carey is letting us into her world; dogs may now dine outside.
Plus: Chipotle liquor-license application; Love Compost event proposed for Duane Street; Franklin Street building on the market; paintings at Patrick Parrish; "Where in Tribeca...?" still unsolved.
Plus: A correction and a clarification from GrubHub Seamless; Laughing Man's parklet is back; Indian food recommendation; "Mr. Robot" shoot; public meeting about new FiDi school. / 1 comment
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?