Plus: Plans filed for a 35-story rental tower on Broadway; Two Hands owners say they're looking to open a third location; Battery Dance documentary.
Plus: More on how businesses can protect themselves from ADA abuse; the old prison window behind the Municipal Building; what's inside a phone booth; "Little Faith" shoot; Taste of Lower Manhattan event.
Plus: How a Tribeca family copes with a child's gender transition; more thefts; Testu dishes are being previewed at Masa's happy hour. / 1 comment
Plus: More on the El Internacional art restaurant that preceded El Teddy's; Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City closed for renovations; Ari Hest concert. / 3 comments
The artists behind 80s restaurant El Internacional—a perfect example of New York City in its creative heyday—are working on a book, and they need your memories and mementos. / 6 comments
Plus: Tribeca history recap; 24 Hubert Wines profile; Australian coffee in FiDi; remembering James Gandolfini.
Curious to see Independence Plaza under construction? The elevated railway that ran up W. Broadway? Step right up.... And let me know if you have any photos to add. / 7 comments
I don't care if you have better things to do. This is important. / 6 comments
It’s $700 million, not $7 million. https://pix11.com/news/morning/fare-evasion-cost-mta-700-million-in-2023-watchdog-group/#:~:text=Fare%20evasion%20cost%20the%20MTA,least%20%24100%20million%20last%20year. — Reademan / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Time to look into ferrets? — Leslie / Getting control of the rat situation in Washington Market Park
The MTA is losing $7 million+ a year on fare evasion. "We have to think we are all playing by... — Tribeca Citizen / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”