Plus: The revamped seats at the Regal Battery Park cineplex; Hamptons real estate showroom opening here; the Renwick side of the big new rental building on Hudson; survey time!
Plus: City Council approves the Pier 40 air-rights deal; Antique Garage opening forecast; last chance to see the model of Aleppo by a young former resident of the city.
The Hudson River Park Trust is hoping to start construction a year from now on Pier 26, the unfinished pier across from Citigroup. It's going to be much more interesting than Pier 25.... / 9 comments
Plus: City Council committee approves Pier 40 deal; resident who attacked postal worker was acquitted; school overcrowding is not getting better. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Lispenard's poke restaurant; preliminary Pier 26 design; the Five Boro Bike Tour; proposed newsstand outside Whole Foods; sidewalk shed collapse; Wagner Park; Barilla restaurant; much more. / 14 comments
Plus: Lower Manhattan is crowded; the World Trade Center mall's relative lack of holiday decor; parents unhappy with school bus service; remembering Edward Albee; forthcoming Pier 40 vote; how Downtown Alliance's head spends Sunday; another Two Bridges mega-development. / 10 comments
Plus: When artists took over a crumbling Hudson River pier; Tribecans donating much more than usual to a Democratic presidential candidate. / 3 comments
And how to reserve. Plus: Councilman wants to stop more Pier 40 air rights from being sold; 56 Leonard photo essay; proposed law to allow cyclists to use pedestrian signals instead of vehicle signals; database of buildings that should be rent-stabilized, based on tax incentives they have received. / 3 comments
Plus: The history of 75 Hudson; Pier 40 air-rights deal likely to take another step forward; old Statue of Liberty materials now being made into jewelry; Pressed Juicery opens in FiDi; Peck Slip School kids to get closed street as play area. / 1 comment
Plus: Pier 40 air-rights transfer takes a step forward; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority's possible redesign of South End Avenue; how two founders of Bang on a Can spend their Sundays; the city needs office space to accommodate its hiring spree.
Plus: Objections to the Pier 40 air-rights deal; man found dead in the Hudson River; Xi'an Famous Foods considering a FiDi location; big fake potato makes waves.
Plus: More details on Harold's Meat & Three and Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells; politicians get behind FiDi rent-stabilization fight; bad news for the Pier 40 air-rights deal; City Vineyard review; scenes from the new mall. / 6 comments
have to agree here - will of course give the Olio e Piu team a fair shake but i hope... — Peter G / Mr Chow is indeed closing
When will representatives of Downtown Dance Factory be allowed to return to the building to retrieve all the costumes for... — James Bogardus / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
If you read the article you’d see it is not true. Headline is misleading — Jennifer / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Looking forward to all the local kids performances at this year’s event! — Wendy Kong / Taste of Tribeca will be May 16 on Duane Park
Agree with N Moore Guy Re Chow but this new place is so not the answer. — Another N moore Guy / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Great photos, thanks for posting! — SW / Taste of Tribeca will be May 16 on Duane Park
The new place is a disappointment. Mediocre chain in an A+ location. Tribeca deserves better. Agree on flowers comment. Please... — N Moore Guy / Mr Chow is indeed closing