Plus: The history of a Franklin Street building; 70 Vestry penthouse in contract; photos of 30 Park Place penthouse; new CFO at the Battery Park City Authority; review of Paul's Casablanca nightclub on Spring.
Plus: Sixth Avenue's permanent sidewalk café; where the criminal summons court is ending up; Hudson loft analysis; another Merchants restaurant; girls' softball team gets funding.
Plus: New bar on Fulton Street?; twisty Fulton tower could be even bigger; David Weeks chair.
Plus: Spring Studios building flipped; city takes over Seaport Museum; historic ship needs grant; another FiDi conversion?; Merchants Hospitality has a bunch of new restaurants.
And a total denial of Lohan's involvement. Plus: 1 York buyer; checking in with Merchants Hospitality; snow removal atop 1 World Trade Center; Seaport summer concerts. / 2 comments
Plus: Merchant's Hospitality's plans for Pier 15 (and a bit of a rant); principal speaks out; art exhibit; Trinity Church and Occupy Wall Street.
Plus: Harvey Keitel supports our stables; SoulCycle leads a reporter to vomit; good news for Rector Square. / 1 comment
The funky stuff sprouting at Battery Park includes the pinwheel-shaped Dutch Pavilion (opening in two months), a cool relief map of 1660 New Amsterdam, and a sexy bench. Too bad two trees had to be cut down, though, to make room for the carousel. / 4 comments
Plus: Half-marathon happening anyway; Jennifer Egan's prediction; photos of a loft. / 1 comment
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there