The creative agency/event space coming to 50 Varick got the committee members' dander way up. Also discussed: The 1WTC spire's route through Tribeca; Taste of Tribeca; and how the city can deal better with events like Hurricane Sandy.
Plus: Meet a women's soccer gold medalist; gift-wrap for charity; camp out at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; live music at Dirty Bird; frisky Flea; Airbnb, Douglas Elliman, Trinity Wall Street, and Macao Trading Co. offer Sandy-related help; "Deception"; Shelby Lynne.
Why so many waterfront buildings aren't bouncing back. Plus: New York Magazine's instant-classic cover; school restarts; Community Board 1 meets; 9/11 Museum damage; 142 Duane. / 1 comment
Helping the Seaport; sponsoring a food truck; meeting with Community Board 1; a Comic Relief concert; chamber music. Plus: Trees down in Tribeca Park. Also: Halloween trick-or-treating this Monday.
Plus: Volunteer effort; more on Distilled NY restaurant; Tribeca Greenmarket; Palm Tribeca update; New Amsterdam Market; CB1 meeting; what evacuees can bring back; Park Preschool; has anyone seen Jim Smithers? / 1 comment
Plus: Tribeca is expensive; Condé Nast scion sells; Trinity closes St. Paul's restrooms; East River Blueway renderings; dog drama at Gateway Plaza. / 3 comments
Plus: Asphalt Green meeting reminder; 30-story apartment building on the rise; the TV show "666 Park Ave." is shooting in the area. / 2 comments
"Any chance you can find out what is going on at 93 Reade? The rumor is that they are adding a floor." —Anonymous
...as "more of a bar." Plus: Meeting to discuss Asphalt Green stonewalling; fire on Church Street; Sweet Lily closing for renovations; a "Macbeth" for Halloween.
It sure looks that way. UPDATE: Confirmation has arrived. UDPATE: Construction to start early 2014. / 5 comments
Construction on 56 Leonard, Herzog & de Meuron's spectacular 57-story building, could start as early as next week. It'll take four years, but the fate of the Anish Kapoor sculpture is unknown. / 8 comments
Plus: Asphalt Green without Asphalt Green?; post–St. Vincent's health care downtown; morris dancing; Yunnan cuisine; Tribeca Grand temporary nightclub closed; tasting menus. / 2 comments
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
What is the seating for this performance tonight September 10th? I have the required tickets. Is it self seating on... — Steve Tintweiss / Bill T. Jones to commemorate 9/11 at Wagner Park
I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
Thomas was in the same class as Micah, I believe. Ronnie was an exceptional third grade teacher and went on... — Elspeth Schell / PS 89 principal Ronnie Najjar will retire this summer
Fully agree with previous comments: WE WANT GIGINO'S! Tired of waiting! Especially with the restaurants around the North Cove being... — S. Rennie / Nosy Neighbor: What restaurant is coming to the pavilion at Wagner Park?