"Is it a lightning rod mechanism? Is it from the time window washers got stuck on the building? Is it a window that can be removed from the inside to evacuate?" —A.
Plus: App users get to change the colors of the 1WTC antenna; history of a Greenwich Street building; floorectomy at the Woolworth Building penthouse; Broadway vendor market; Reade mess cleaned up; Summer Streets in August. / 10 comments
Plus: Someone claimed that $24 million lottery ticket; layoffs and other cost-cutting measures at the Trump Soho Hotel; the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is a dump. / 3 comments
Plus: Is the building no longer set to be the country's tallest?; a fancy new preschool downtown; Jane Pratt; 1WTC showing up on at least one truck. / 6 comments
Plus: Bouley's exclusive new experiment; Trump Soho lawsuit decided; observation deck at One World Trade Center. / 1 comment
The Red Room is truly something else, and we're so very lucky it's an interior landmark and open to the... — malcolm / New Kid in Fidi: Printemps
so beautiful! i cant wait to go — Native / New Kid in Fidi: Printemps
Wow that signage is ugly... — B / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold
It's incredible. Definitely worth many visits, even if you're not buying anything. — JCW / New Kid in Fidi: Printemps
This is great news. — Will / Sidewalks around Finn Square will be replaced
100 John Street (Financial District) has been up much longer than any on that list! From my detective work, it... — Rachel / Crowd Sourcing: What are the oldest sidewalk sheds in the neighborhood?
Word in my building 275 Greenwich is that it is over. No renovation. It's out of business — Jg / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating