Plus office vacancy rates continue to climb; 11 Beach owners sue its developer; Black Wall Street Gallery is vandalized.
Plus: Xi'an Famous Foods is opening in FiDi; how yesterday's winds affected the 9/11 Memorial's reflecting pools; new hotel has a big ugly video screen above its entrance; liquor-license application discussion for The Whiskey Tribeca postponed. / 5 comments
Plus: Best Market's owner on the store's closing; recent muggings and thefts; big playpen bar opens in FiDi; that annoying ad barge and similar signage at Brookfield Place. / 2 comments
Plus: Rec room–style bar (with half-court basketball) in FiDi; the Sheraton Tribeca's restaurant was temporarily closed by the Health Department; contractor at Maiden Lane building fined $10,000 for worker's death; Gilligan's review.
Plus: Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are moving to Brooklyn; FiDi hotel to have indoor basketball court; Peck Slip hotel opening next month; motorcycle stolen and other thefts. / 1 comment
Plus: Another FiDi hotel nightclub (with a "Times Square–quality LED wall" in the lobby); stylist specializing in curly and/or silver hair to open a Tribeca salon; Battery Park City residents crave Boston Market and Panera Bread. / 10 comments
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: Bogardus Plaza construction update; changes to 137 Duane; hotel liquor licenses; making Park Row friendlier to cyclists and pedestrians; more. / 5 comments
Plus: Iggy Pop nudes now on view; New York Times reviews Paowalla; more thefts in the area; Fulton Street hotel to be Marriott's Moxy brand; dreaming of Michelle Obama. / 1 comment
Speaking of theft, I saw a report in the Post yesterday that the TD bank at Chambers and Greenwich was... — Lisa / Garbage can swiped from residential building on Chambers
Ridiculous. I'm at Mudville all the time, and seeing this type of stuff scares me. — Jack Gaff / Garbage can swiped from residential building on Chambers
Marcus, I think what this candidate was saying that rather than going after the guys selling the counterfeit goods again... — SW / City Council Primary 2025: Jess Coleman
The outside classes in Rockefeller Park taught by Carlos aren't under the Asphalt Green umbrella and are open to everyone... — N / Nosy Neighbor: Can you take classes at Asphalt Green if you are not a member?
Just a reminder that there is a comment policy, and I am starting to enforce it more carefully. No fake... — Tribeca Citizen / City Council Primary 2025: Jess Coleman
As for reforming the outdoor dining, I still recommend a different solution, as I have in the past on this... — Marcus / City Council Primary 2025: Jess Coleman
I agree with much of what Mr. Coleman says, but this suggests a weak approach to crime, which is not... — Marcus / City Council Primary 2025: Jess Coleman