Plus: Virtual tour of the Four Seasons hotel; Tribeca Film Festival dates; World Trade Center mall postcard; anti-TriBeCa petition; Robert Reitzfeld paintings at Front Art Space. / 1 comment
Plus: Raccoon Lodge was stripped of its fake-log façade; three shoots—two TV shows and one feature film. / 7 comments
And another store closed. Plus: Friends of Duane Park's annual Neighbors Night; Pakistan Tea House update; volleyball tournament this weekend; more poor parking by the 1st Precinct; the Four Seasons hotel's plaza. / 7 comments
Plus: Four Seasons debut pushed back; Pure Barre is opening soon; 56 Leonard closings have begun; W. Broadway storefront finally revealed. / 2 comments
You know how there are people who illegally climb out onto the roofs of tall buildings so they can take photos? A TC reader noticed four of them hanging out atop 30 Park Place yesterday evening. / 5 comments
Also on Community Board 1’s April agendas: Wagner Park redesign; Worth Street reconstruction; Tribeca street closures for events; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Morton Street School zoning; Indian restaurant on Murray?; World Trade Center mall update; 11 Hubert mansion; and much more.
There's been a lot of bad news lately, and I fear we haven't heard the last of it, so let's try to focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 14 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in the next year or two. / 10 comments
Also on Community Board 1’s December agendas: Four Seasons liquor licenses; booze at Tartinery and Le Pain Quotidien; Peck Slip design concepts; M5 bus route change; Hank's Juicy Beef; Capsouto Park public art; Tunnel to Towers run; Pier A public seating; fecal contamination in the Hudson River. / 3 comments
...the seventh outpost of an international steakhouse chain.
Plus: Was Pakistan Tea House closed by the DOH?; yesterday's military flyover (and helicopter noise in general); Japanese restaurant update; "The Affair" shooting yet again; open call for non-professional actors; NYC Rescue Mission gets a big donation.
Plus: Investing in real estate to buy a green card; bulldog parade; Mariah Carey settles one servant lawsuit. / 8 comments
The 30 Park Place sales office has spiffy sample rooms and, more likely to be of interest to locals, a model of the building with glimpses of the Four Seasons hotel's plaza, lobby, bar, restaurant, and spa. / 4 comments
I understand your point. A lot of the problems you mentioned like homelessness, public disorder (illegal vendors, etc) can seem... — FiDiGuy / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
I thought this park project was a product of the Onion. I watched a man poo on the street today... — Chambers Resi / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
There is a friends group you can contact: https://www.finnsquare.org/ — Tribeca Citizen / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
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They are absolutely thinking in the right direction. The streets need a massive road diet and the community would benefit... — FiDiGuy / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
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I agree that the options presented are too limited. I agree with Pam and Kathleen that we should pick one... — Jon Dubster / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint