Plus: Dog run opening pushed back two days; big sale at Baker; hopeful news about Chambers restaurant; more Ponte drilling; Justin Bieber's mother; 101 Murray's challenge; John Edwards.
Plus: Photo of cat burglar damage; Bikram Yoga NYC follow up; plans for the Mimi's Cafe space; Bigger Little Place; Aaron Neville, Lisa Loeb, Dar Williams; "Dead in August"; Distilled cooling off. / 5 comments
Plus: New rendering of Brookfield Place; Hudson River Park reaches out; subscribe. / 1 comment
Plus: Analyzing 36 N. Moore; 22 River Terrace likely to go condo; park benches; Fiterman Hall elevators; the Trading Post; the Dead Rabbit; road-testing Bari Studio; Millennium High School's cigar stink. / 1 comment
Plus: Cops and firefighters acting above the law; sales on menswear and wine. / 7 comments
Also up for July on the Community Board 1 agendas: Tribeca bike lanes; a new restaurant on Chambers; Four Seasons construction update; Tribeca Landmarks Districts; Hudson River Park; Shinola party; Anotherroom; Smyth; more. / 7 comments
Developer Douglas Durst, a longtime proponent of the Neighborhood Improvement District plan, has withdrawn his support—in part because the sale of air rights along West Street will likely mean compromised views and a corresponding decrease in home values. / 3 comments
Plus: A close-up of the Pier 26 restaurant; free tennis clinic; 449 Washington listings; WeightWatchers in FiDi; P.S. 234 flash mob. / 10 comments
Plus: The reopened Bikini Bar's funky new menu; "Tribeca Animal Totem"; NYPD ticketing Citi Bikers. / 6 comments
Plus: Community involvement on the Hudson River Park proposal; affordable-housing loophole for developers; 35 Vestry analysis.
Plus: Could Intermix be coming to N. Moore?; swing dancers; Schoolhouse Electric; Bastille Day event; free summer activities for middle schoolers; borough president forum; Jennifer Reed.
Naturally, it involves lots of development. Plus: James Gandolfini; W.I.P. gets its liquor license back; reviewing Aqua; Battery Park chair contest; the trouble with Soho; Leonardo DiCaprio. / 2 comments
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”