Plus: Cuomo signs Hudson River Park air rights bill; helping nannies cook better; Hudson Square landscaping; 100 Vandam spared for now; bedbugs reported in a city office.
Plus: Cuomo has 36 hours to decide about Hudson River Park air rights; an ode to Square Diner; big law firm signs at Brookfield Place; another neighborhood New Yorker magazine cover. / 1 comment
Plus: CB1 meeting about FiDi probation office; north Battery Park City voted for Lhota; awesome American Cut review; perplexing 288 West sale; Steven Alan and Aloha Rag sample sales; Tous Crepes; Hudson River Park air rights. / 4 comments
Plus: Remix cabaret license nixed; Citigroup's real-estate search; Pier A plaza stalled; Solaire and Tribeca Green get bad grades for energy use; lawsuit at Tribeca Mews/Space; Bluestone Lane café open; Hudson River Park. / 1 comment
At the Hudson River Park Trust board meeting, Nicole Vianna learned about the number of responses to the Pier 26 restaurant RFP, good news about median upkeep, plans for a three-lane lay-by along Pier 26, and more.
Score one for the neighbors deeply aggravated by the noise from this summer's debut series of concerts: "We will not schedule this concert series on Pier 26 again next summer," says Hudson River Park's Madelyn Wils. / 24 comments
Plus: Simit + Smith has opened; Kitchenette taking brunch reservations; Mavis Staples in concert; Star Pizza back in business; Hudson River Park update. / 7 comments
Plus: Sneak peek of Postmasters gallery; another clue that a block of northwest Tribeca is coming down; Gigino closed for a bit of construction; checking in on American Cut and Sweetgreen; Flor de Sol space; Dylan Prime. / 27 comments
Discussed: Bike lanes on Church, W. Broadway, and Varick (including on one block of sidewalk); painting artwork on the asphalt of one block of Franklin; Finn Square rethinks; and Hudson River Park. / 4 comments
Plus: More Arne Svenson coverage; lights coming back on at Hudson River Park esplanade and bike path; big new art gallery; B Flat review; Water Taxi accident; another Lenny's; Greenwich buildings for sale. / 6 comments
Plus: Torly kid book swap; 13-17 Laight developer; Pier 40 lights back on; P.S. 234 Spring Auction; "All the Buildings in New York" book; New Museum phone calls; Tribeca Film Festival's closing-night choice.
"I was wondering if you have any updates on Pier 25. When will it be fully restored/repaired for the public?" —B.
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
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed