There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
Plus: How public commenting went at the Battery Park City Authority; Zucker's is about to open its third outpost; the effects of no-tipping policies; tunnel repair to affect 2/3 train service. / 12 comments
Plus: Trinity Church to reveal the design for its tower tomorrow; two Alexander Hamilton exhibits; food writer visits BlackTail and the Beekman hotel bar. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: The plan to change White Street restaurant into more of a sports bar; Pier 26 update; visible rooftop addition on Thomas; White storefront redo; M1 bus extension; much more.
Plus: Man stabbed on the Port Authority's Hudson River pier; Sway nightclub on Spring Street is coming back to life; Acappella opening an outpost in New Jersey.
Plus: Local salons make InStyle's Black Book; the history of the Puffy's Tavern building; Squadron tries again to make the BPCA see the light; traffic cop gets socked in the nose; more on that event space on Duane and that loud Fashion Week party on Beekman; when a family lived on a boat at Pier 25. / 8 comments
Plus: New café and design shop on Grand; Chinatown bus flouting the law; Franklin Street's flaming façade; marine science festival on Pier 26; Viking ship docked at North Cove Marina. / 2 comments
Plus: Gary Graham's star-studded film for fall; 1WTC spire lit in the colors of the Italian flag; LinkNYC transmitter; pick-up basketball tournament; "Sunday" at Taymour Grahne Gallery. / 6 comments
Plus: Any intel on SLT's Tribeca studio?; Hudson River Park skatepark to close for repairs; a new bank branch; ghost signage on Broadway; "Billions" is back. / 4 comments
"When this opportunity came up, I was aggressive as I could be," says Michael Dorf, the Tribeca resident who founded the Knitting Factory, City Winery, and now City Vineyard at Pier 26. "I just love being on the water." / 3 comments
Limited service at the restaurant at Pier 26's base will begin July 11; full service starts July 29. Reservations are now being accepted from July 27 on. / 1 comment
Plus: Info session tonight for new Tribeca school; DHL store is about to open; signage is up for Pret a Manger's third Tribeca location; activity at long dormant building.
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