Plus: Developer appointed to Hudson River Park Trust board; lecture about kids with learning and attention issues; the art of Battery Park City gardener Yoshihiro Youkee Nishida; a Tribeca family's help-wanted ad. / 1 comment
Plus: Analyzing the city council vote; the Board of Elections won't count absentee and provisional ballots yet; Margaret Chin's graceless victory statement; Barry Diller withdraws plan to build Hudson River Park pier; Battery Park City resident launching a fashion line of rowing blazers. / 4 comments
Developer Douglas Durst, a longtime proponent of the Neighborhood Improvement District plan, has withdrawn his support—in part because the sale of air rights along West Street will likely mean compromised views and a corresponding decrease in home values. / 3 comments
Plus: Why some hydrants are red; the history of the American Thread Building and St. John's Park; crime drop downtown; African Burial Ground museum. / 6 comments
Plus: Possible ferry mechanical mishap; Mommy Poppins; Steven Alan's home store; 56 Leonard financing comes through; penthouse with infinity pool; Mondo Cane; Dietz Lantern sale; 160 Front Street. / 1 comment
Plus: Disturbed man on bridge; TED Conferences expands on Hudson; Barbarini's fate unclear. / 2 comments
Because we still have a Constitution in the United States, which has a 5th Amendment that reads in relevant part,... — James Bogardus / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Thank you for compiling this information. There is also one by South St and Maiden Lane by the Seaport area... — Lorena / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Because these projects have lenders involved who have liens on the properties and need to be repaid, and from an... — Reademan / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
95% of the projects in our neighborhood are being sponsored by lightly capitalized, small developers. They usually can’t get bank... — Reademan / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Thanks for this piece. It's something, to see them all listed together. It's a testimonial to something - my guess... — Will / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Why can't some of these dinosaurs be taken over by the city and finished for affordable housing? — C / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Alternatively, now that three kiosk vendors have failed, we could get rid of the kiosk (and its apparently uneconomical costs)... — Don / Bogardus kiosk is back to square one