Plus: Street fair season; renting at New York by Gehry; a chef sues; John Krevey; bone-marrow emergency; another Hampton Inn for FiDi; Compose.
This month's CB1 committees are discussing all sorts of interesting matters: BPC ice rink, Ed's Lobster Bar, Harry's Italian, public art, Blue School, Hazelden.... Update: BPC ballfields meeting (re: ice rink) has been postponed till Feb. 10. / 3 comments
Plus: LMDC lawsuit and injury; Drawing Center stays put; Weather Up Tribeca.
Plus: Sex-and-drugs phone booth; Kardashians; that architecture firm on Chambers.
Plus: Jon Stewart saves the day; Tribecans who eat; Pace's new building; Riedel scion; Otto Penzler; 9/11 museum; Corton; bank robbery arrest; restaurant roundups; author Helen Simonson; "Nutcracker" blues; Seaport may sell a boat.
Plus: WTC memorial fountains; Target and Wal-Mart said to be poking around downtown for smaller stores; the Harrison (a recipe, too); Stuzzicheria; No Wave.
Plus: Downtown vs. Midtown; Commonwealth furniture designers; Albany Street turn lane; Alexis Stewart; art critic Raphael Rubenstein; National Museum of the American Indian.
The 9/11 memorial is projected to be visited by 5.5 million people in its first year. About a million will come by bus. / 1 comment
CB1 approves Cordoba House (photo by Yana Paskova, courtesy the New York Times). Plus: 9/11 Memorial online tour; Asphalt Green; pretzels; lots of real estate; and City Hall's wee vegetable garden.
Build a wall! — MB / What’s to do about the few remaining illegal smoke shops?
Thanks Stephanie. Some people think of Malibu or Bacardi Limon when they hear the word “rum”. But we gotta introduce... — Professor Baker / Seen & Heard: The Tribeca Citizen, on the rocks
Thank you, Trisha! Hope to see you again soon :) — Professor Baker / Seen & Heard: The Tribeca Citizen, on the rocks
Hi Winston, we used to upcharge because we had to outsource specialized ice rocks, but we don’t charge this anymore... — Professor Baker / Seen & Heard: The Tribeca Citizen, on the rocks
There's City Smoke Shop on the corner of Church and Park Place. They were originally shut down in the local... — James S / What’s to do about the few remaining illegal smoke shops?
Bloomberg is enjoying retirement, attending galas, occasionally popping up to advocate for a pet project. Giuliani is publicly raving and... — mulciber / What can be done about counterfeit vendors?
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