Plus: Soho Grand is opening a 24-hour diner; Blaue Gans is taking a break; new fast-food restaurant on Church; nightclub proposed for former Haus space; the conversion of 51 White. / 1 comment
Plus: Poke restaurant to serve liquid nitrogen ice cream; Tribeca music/film tour; a peek inside Ladder 8; dance festival; new Spanish restaurant on Grand; "Dreams of the Kings" exhibit.
Plus: Poke Bowl is open; more "Mr. Robot" and Louis C.K. shoots; the lot-line side of 70 Vestry; the state of the Ladder 8 firehouse renovation; Navy flyover today.
Plus: Crane operator blamed for accident; the history of a Reade Street building; local politician on housing affordability; Armoury profile; past and future thefts; Pedro Almodóvar's apartment. / 1 comment
Plus: "Ghostbusters" firehouse Lego set (and car) now available; Leather Spa in FiDi; Tribeca Tower is still making that annoying noise; Shuggie Otis in concert; praise for Le District; Gary Graham sale. / 2 comments
Plus: The history of the Ladder 8 firehouse; a New York Times editorial on the Pier 40 air-rights swap; local leaders' questions for the Battery Park City Authority; Mexican chain opens in FiDi. / 2 comments
Let the renovation begin. Plus: A recap of the recent Mudd Club Rummage Sale; real estate lobbying group says storefront rents are dropping. / 1 comment
Plus: Kid pulled over by cops for not using hand signal while riding a bike; artist poses nude at historical slave sites; no plans to shoot "Ghostbusters" reboot here; Franklin Street retail condo changes hands. / 18 comments
Plus: Is 56 Leonard finally getting interesting again?; when "restore and convert" means "tear down"; Citi newsstand has closed; AboCa restaurant recommendation; 111 Murray request; Lispenard conversion. / 4 comments
Plus: Pop-up "fireworks" stand; Ghostbusters emblem updated; Euphoria Spa; Bastille Day activations at Brookfield Place; Water Street Greenmarket is back. / 12 comments
In the meantime, be extra careful with matches.... / 10 comments
Constructed in Lego—inside and out—by expert Orion Pax. / 1 comment
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