City hotels are limping along at 40 percent occupancy rates, and while some of ours are back open, a couple have yet to announce their return. / 5 comments
Plus Revel scooters are taken off the streets after two deaths; De Niro's projects are suffering along with everyone else; Brooklyn Bridge Park launches a new project.
With retail reopening, there's a whole new crop of local spots back in business: Stella, Flowers by Yasmine, Babesta; Plus Go Catering and Locanda Verde on the restaurant scene. / 9 comments
Plus Stellar Works now open at David Weeks Studio; what Citibank eats in a year; the progeny of a tofu master comes home to roost.
Plus: History of a Duane Street building; two new ferry routes debut this month; Oaxacan menu at Añejo; commercial storefront available in Taylor Swift's building; another Issey Miyake store. / 1 comment
Plus: Greenwich Hotel security is armed; David-vs.-Goliath battle at the World Trade Center mall; new ferry to (and hopefully from) Jersey City; how "Tribute in Light" affects bird behavior; arrests in placard fraud; call for high-school safety measures. / 11 comments
Plus: More on the "Fearless Girl" brouhaha; prop warehouse claims it needs a loading zone; 111 Murray topped out. / 7 comments
"Whatever you might say about this neighborhood as it evolves, it will always be the place where people do know your name and care that you are around," says Logan Levkoff, a sexologist and sexuality educator. "It’s why I can’t live anywhere else." / 1 comment
Plus: Soho Photo's June exhibits; La Colombe opening on Prince; Soho Square to get spruced up; "Romeo and Juliet" at Castle Clinton. / 2 comments
Plus: Man about town David Cleaver; the Battery Park City Authority forced out local executive; light warfare on Murray; parents who hire adults to do their kids' homework; Telepan closed.
Plus: New design for 1 Wall Street addition; a Tribeca fashion designer's recommendations; Fulton Street landmark said to be at risk; interactive theater rave; Century 21 mural provokes ire; men's fashion shoot here; Seaport trademark fight.
"When people come here, I feel like they're walking into our home," says Jocelyn Serfaty of Abhaya, the go-to destination for Asian antiques (and now beyond!) that she and her husband, Howard Ellins, opened in 2003. / 2 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
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Small and local businesses still exist, they just thrive closer to where people live rather than work. It's a new... — mactosh / Winston’s fails to launch
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