Plus: Demolition on West Street; new stop sign in FiDi; Gustafer Yellowgold concert; funky vegetalia; free yoga at Bogardus Plaza; bright yellow Marriott.
The combined garden and plaza will have an elevated wooden platform, a new entrance in the northeast, better lighting, and egg-shaped seats that reference the neighborhood's history as the butter-and-egg district. / 6 comments
Also on September’s Community Board 1 agendas: Final Bogardus Park design; plans for a restaurant at 20 Warren; Sushi Dojo space; "corporate change" at Sazón; Greenwich parking garage restaurant; Haus wants longer hours; Seaport movie theater; Peck Slip Park.
Plus: Grand Banks opening delayed; Bogardus Park unveiling postponed; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings headline the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival; Times Square exhibit at the Skyscraper Museum.
And/or a subterranean bar? Also on July's Community Board 1 agendas: An update on plans for the former Dean's space; Cafeteria's liquor license; the final plan for Bogardus Plaza; more.
Should it have a stage that doubles as a bench? Egg-shaped seating that reflects the neighborhood's history? A path cutting through the existing garden? Check out the trio of concepts presented last night and weigh in. / 10 comments
It was long and ugly, with hot topics including a rooftop bar at the new hotel on Broadway, 60 Hudson's noise and sidewalk shed, closing a block of Varick for a day, sidewalk cafés on side streets, and more. / 3 comments
Plus: Public design workshop for Bogardus Plaza; Robert Janz show; La Garçonne looks closer; live music at Tribeca Tap House; Morgan's Market on "Sesame Street"; Where in Tribeca...? answer.
Plus: Cobblestones already need work?; Saleya is closed weekends; John Kerry drops in for a visit; Hubert Street storefront revealed; Los Americanos boogies; Bogardus Plaza party. / 3 comments
Plus: El Vez opening forecast; new Ping-Pong table; Sherman Zwicker; Bogardus Garden Jazzfest; waterfront talk. / 1 comment
Plus: Christmas tree Mulchfest; 64 N. Moore mystery; Sun in Bloom opening pushed back; Denny's construction; icy Hudson. / 2 comments
Plus: Hudson Street plaza at Holland Tunnel offramps; Harley-Davidson to have a coffee bar; Sterling Mason rising; Cowboy Junkies; alpaca yarn at the Tribeca Greenmarket; Bogardus Garden holiday event. / 2 comments
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