Plus: Vipp's first American home goods showroom is on Murray Street; Arcade Bakery honored; baby born on PATH concourse; Citi Bikes on Governors Island.
Plus: Gourmet Garage's ramp faces Community Board 1 objections; holograms on Governors Island; a glimpse at what's living in the Hudson River; street art festival.
Including sample menu and floor plan. Plus: Details about the hotel's entrances and roof deck, and the topping out of the condo tower; Governors Island day spa; anti-helicopter rally.
Plus: Possible architect for big, fancy hotel in northwest Tribeca; what Steven Alan employees wear to work.
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more.
Plus: Governors Island opens tomorrow; rendering of the revamped Verizon Building; schools are passing on the 9/11 Museum; new tower by the Manhattan Bridge; ex-Tribecans now in Harlem.
Plus: More on the Foundrae boutique coming to Lispenard; hills under construction on Governors Island; Shinola opening huge DUMBO store; Varick tower rendering. / 1 comment
Plus: Quirky pavilions set for Governors Island; Q&A with Santiago Calatrava; Sheldon Silver stepped down as speaker; Trump Soho may convert more condos to hotel rooms. / 1 comment
He lived in Tribeca for 30-odd years. Plus: "Public Morals" and "Odyssey" shoots; what "Racines" means; Jim Jarmusch live; Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano; "salvage supper" tonight; Govs Island sports fields; more.
Plus: Laight Street loft listed at twice what it sold for in 2011; Franklin Place has topped out; Toynbee street art tiles. / 1 comment
Plus: Chef Floyd Cardoz promises no butter or cream at White Street restaurant; AIDS Quilt on Governors Island; lobster roll rave; 2015 Tribeca Film Festival dates. / 2 comments
Plus: New rendering of the Park Place "silver sliver"; Tribeca house hunt; Islamic museum moves forward; Rescue Mission held up by city; NYPD night out; Governors Island kayak pier damaged; Southbridge Towers debate.
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor