Plus Mickey Drexler sells his building; the crumbling floor of the Oculus; no dogs allowed. / 5 comments
Plus a sale for the mansion at 464 Greenwich; Marathi welcomes neighbors on Thanksgiving; a review of the Tin Building and its scents. / 1 comment
But at $16 million less than the initial ask. Plus: Century 21 guard involved in assault wasn't appropriately licensed; construction contractor said to have stolen from laborers; Tribeca designers collaborate on inexpensive furniture.
Plus: J. Crew's Mickey Drexler chops loft price by $15 million; Jacques Torres opening a chocolate museum at his store; graphic designer Rodrigo Corral; Tamarind's no-kids-under-eight policy; school tax proposed on real estate developments.
Plus: The artist Marisol has died; Brooklyn Bridge work to continue till 2022; Artists Space is leaving Soho and may take its Tribeca outpost with it; grilling on Governors Island; J. Crew CEO listed his Greenwich Street townhouse. / 4 comments
Plus: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian partied at Belle Reve; the "Door in the Dark" installation at the Tribeca Film Festival; Community Board 1's new members include a 17-year-old; J. Crew's Mickey Drexler attempts a bold flip.
But for how long? (Update: No bells today.) Plus: A better pic of 1 World Trade Center's base lit up; teddy bear sculpture extended; Greenwich façade unveiled; Drill Fitness opening date; Italian dinner party. / 6 comments
Plus: Peeking inside La Garçonne and Sweet Green; scoping out 48 Warren's new windows and 84 White's entrance; crab night; street-art carpets; new restaurant on Spring. / 2 comments
Plus: Views from 1WTC; the stalled 9/11 Museum; "Hudson Square" rezoning process starts; gallery leaving Tribeca; developer buys in own property; J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler; the Civic Center.
Plus: Developing Pier 40; new playground; chef Paul Liebrandt; lawyer's loft; school outrage; seahorses; CB1 election; school fundraising; Obama to visit again; fires; subway station leaking; a teacher reminisces; Mickey Drexler; lawn status.
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