Plus Liberty Park gets its greens back; the police show up in force for protestors at Citi; Downtown Alliance honors the OGs.
ICYMI, the wall is being redesigned with a new soil-less technology -- the plants will grow in wool felt pillows instead. / 2 comments
Plus vendors from Brooklyn Bridge crowd Dumbo; conservative Council members fight congestion pricing; "living wall" at WTC gets overhaul. / 2 comments
Santiago Calatrava's modern take on a Byzantine mosque also includes traditional iconography with references to the site's history.
Start at Brookfield, then go south, then east, then south again, then east again, and land at a festive Fidi pit stop.
A Fidi resident continues to rant and rave -- and make racist comments -- against people who violate local dog ordinances. Now the police are involved. / 17 comments
Still $40 million short, the construction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will resume with a new board and intervention from the governor. / 4 comments
Two "Concerned Dog Parents" were chased out of Liberty Park by a woman brandishing a rolled up newspaper and wrote to ask, "What's the deal?” / 34 comments
Plus City Winery will open in Chelsea in March; glowing zodiac symbols in Liberty Park; the latest street art from Robert Janz. / 3 comments
Plus: Assault with a bottle; history of a Broadway building; Newark airport transportation; more on the return of the "Sphere" to the World Trade Center; "holiday lounge" at Brookfield Place. / 3 comments
Plus: Israeli fashion pop-up on Greenwich; no reopening date yet for Bar Cyrk; "Sphere" sculpture finally unveiled at Liberty Park; dance studio for adults opened in Tribeca; matching donations for "Tribute in Light"; what looks like an Adidas store on Sixth Avenue; exhibit of fashion illustration.
Plus: Missed opportunity at the 9/11 Memorial; the Sphere sculpture waits to be unveiled; Park Place sidewalk shed seems to finally be coming down; more eclipse photos; Canal Street Market event to benefit Guatemalan girls. / 15 comments
Please, let me shed a tear for the poor driver who can’t make u-turns or speed. Yeah cyclists don’t pay... — Cd / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
A nightmare for Chinatown neighbors (and perhaps Tribeca too, if these ever open). These foolish and too small mini-jails were... — Marcus / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
We can consistently be for: - stricter traffic enforcement against cars - stricter traffic enforcement against bicycles It's not either/or.... — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Yes, please. Wasn't this in the works? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Whom should we be contacting then? Who has the power of these matters? Our congress and senate reps, or some... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
We want Venetian gondolas — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
Some really beautifully captured moments here. What a wonderful gift to share with the neighborhood. More people need to see... — Chris / Art in Tribeca: The photographs of Sardi Klein