Plus: The Freight-elevator-shaft Museum in Cortlandt Alley; gossip entrepreneur; qualms about Hudson River Park's air-rights deal.
It's the backyard your dog always wanted, with a grassy area and water features. / 4 comments
Plus: Rebuilding the underbelly of the Cyclone; renderings of Major League Soccer stadium on Pier 40; converting commercial space into residential.
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: Chambers bistro definitely a go; paying for the West Street median upkeep; picking up household donations. / 3 comments
Plus: Robert Janz gallery show; FiDi sub shop opened today; free kids' tennis clinic; a new word.
Plus: Élan Flowers has moved; rumored tenant for a Tribeca landmark; Los Americanos delivery; community night at the 9/11 Memorial; gallery gone; the NYPD's response about Pier 26 noise complaints.
Plus: Penthouse doubles in value in three years; ferry honking annoying Battery Park City residents; elderly BPC folks' mortgage troubles; inside the Corbin Building. / 2 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
Plus: Pier 26 neighbors complain about event noise; early word on the Butterfly; Hudson Square's many development opportunities; 101 Murray fetches $223 million.
Possibly for renovation, possibly for relocation. Plus: Rafael Viñoly designing downtown building; Pier 26 noise meeting; Square Diner cook; "high-tech" 7-Eleven. / 1 comment
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
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