Plus: Reminiscing about the World Trade Center laser show; "The Birds" tonight; TD Bank moving in on Fulton; where LMDC has spent its money.
A first glimpse of LoMa Lights, a major light show coming to the East River Waterfront starting Memorial Day. / 3 comments
Plus: 56 Leonard above street level; breaking glass in northwest Tribeca; Dylan Prime temporarily closed; sample sale at By Joy Gryson; Espasso sale (in Brooklyn); First-Time Tuesday report on Roberta Roller Rabbit (and a deal at Torly Kid); new items on CB1 agenda; 5 Beekman scaffolding is back.
The folks from Spring Studios New York invited me to see the under-construction facility at 50 Varick from the inside (and on the roof). Given the proposed stipulations on the number and size of events, I'm even less sure what the opposition could be at this point. / 5 comments
Plus: Pier A progress; Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour; South Ferry station; Euphoria Spa; Hotel Particulier; FiDi Fika open again; Community Board 1's new members; the daguerreotype era; cram schools; 50 Laight storefront; 15 Broad comps; Half Marathon.
Plus: Community Board 1 main meeting moved; New York Academy of Art's Tribeca Ball; tween book club; a fun party to which you should come. / 4 comments
A report from L. (thanks again!) on the debate around three hot-button topics: the Hudson River Park's proposed tax, the fashion/photo complex at 50 Varick, and the Mexican restaurant hoping to open at 39 N. Moore. / 5 comments
Get to know Gina la Fornarina, the mini-chain in the process of opening a fourth restaurant in the Il Mattone space at Greenwich and Hubert.
Plus: Italian restaurant taking the Il Mattone space; Tulips on sale; Emigrant Savings Bank rentals; Community Board 1 agenda revision. / 1 comment
The proprietors behind the high-end Mexican restaurant considering 39 N. Moore have decided to move forward with their plans. They'll go before Community Board 1's Tribeca Committee on Wednesday night.
Also on Community Board 1's March agendas: The proposed Hudson River Park tax; Fresh Direct's ever-present trucks; public art in Tribeca Park; Bogardus Plaza; 502 Canal; a big Broadway cultural project; and more. / 1 comment
Plus: Learn how to tie a knot from the guy who tightrope-walked the Twin Towers; a new pizza option; gallery show; Thom Browne backpacks.
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