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Nosy Neighbor: What’s Opening at 280 Broadway?
"Any chance you know what will be taking the place of the old Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf spot at 280 Broadway?" —Lisa
Nosy Neighbor: Why Are Construction Fences Always Green?
"Why can't they be different colors?" —O. / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What Gives With This Window at 1 World Trade Center?
"Is it a lightning rod mechanism? Is it from the time window washers got stuck on the building? Is it a window that can be removed from the inside to evacuate?" —A.
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Opening at Le District?
Signage at the entrance says a "sweet surprise" is coming soon. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: What Are the Hudson Tubes?
"On the downtown platform of the Cortlandt Street R/W station is a mosaic sign that reads, 'To Hudson Tubes.' What are they?" –E. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: What’s This Citi Bike Pole?
"Is it a light for Citi Bike? If it hasn't happened already, expect the Duane Street landmark folks to chime in." —H.
Nosy Neighbor: Is There a Moore Street?
"A friend asked last night if there was a Moore Street in Tribeca, or just a North Moore Street, and I froze up, embarrassed I didn't know. Am I just a hopeless Tribeca newbie and everyone else knows the answer?" —W. / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What Are Those Holes in 1 World Trade Center?
"These voids appeared in the surface of 1 World Trade Center months ago. Any idea what they're for?" —J. / 5 comments
Nosy Neighbor: How Long Will the Bogardus Plaza Construction Take?
The work to combine Bogardus Garden and what was once a block of Hudson Street is expected to take 12 months, so if all goes to plan, it'll be done in October of 2018. Here's a diagram and some renderings. / 4 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Why Were the Trees Outside Goldman Sachs Cut Down?
"They’ve been wood chipping all the trees along Vesey Street in front of their building. Nine down. One to go." —J. / 4 comments
Nosy Neighbor: When Did the Signage on 49 Chambers Change?
"I always though the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank sign on 49 Chambers was done in brick, rather than painted on, but in your recent Then & Now post, the sign seems to have changed between 1936 and 2017. Any idea what the story is?" —A. / 4 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What Are Those White Bands on 1WTC’s Antenna?
"Up until recently, 1 World Trade Center's entire spire was one color. Now there are two distinct white bands. I'm wondering whether that's functional or if the rest of the spire is going to be white?" —A. / 2 comments
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Only 53 sq feet (so like, 5 x 10 ft space?) of retail on that prime corner? What a missed... — Reader on Reade / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
What a shame I loved that Pharmacy Art Deco looking building. — sonia stock / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
YES!!! — Bere / Nosy Neighbor: What restaurant is coming to the pavilion at Wagner Park?
What was that great pizza place that was next door? it was open for a few years. — Luigi / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Actually, bikers can cross the intersection when pedestrians get the "walk" sign. — Tribeca Citizen / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Agree entirely. — Tribeca Citizen / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
Great photos Linda and Arlo — Sardi Klein / Washington Market Park hosts the first of the Halloween festivities