The St. George route will start August 23 and send ferries to West 39th Street every half hour. / 6 comments
Plus: bartenders across the city are going dry; ferry ridership for the NYC Ferry is up; Marvel Architects leads a tour of its offices 11:45 Hudson.
Plus a protest is held against the plan for a White Street jail; Amanda Church and John Franklin at Hionas Gallery; NYC Ferry analysis shows record subsidies. / 3 comments
CB1 pushed back against the city’s plan to add a BPC route to its NYC Ferry system. The ferries would go from Staten Island to Vesey Street to Midtown, starting in 2020. / 10 comments
Plus the design process for Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade, fewer ties on Wall Street (and Greenwich Street).
Plus: The Joe's Pizza in FiDi should open next week; painting stolen off the wall of Team Gallery; paint-expert profile; Barthman Jewelers's new location is open; speed hump approved for outside high school.
Plus: Van listed as lodging on Airbnb; deals on new condos; more on the cop and veteran to get a street-naming; Bogardus Plaza plant giveaway; ferry costs keep increasing; a previous incarnation of Trinity Church. / 1 comment
Plus: Diners who stare at their phones; new ferry route; developer accuses neighbor of extortion; Independence Plaza tax bill; Broadway condos; Jason Biggs's lot-line windows; man confesses grisly murder at Tribeca police station. / 3 comments
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
Plus: History of a Duane Street building; two new ferry routes debut this month; Oaxacan menu at Añejo; commercial storefront available in Taylor Swift's building; another Issey Miyake store. / 1 comment
Plus: City Hall Park's next sculpture show will involve kitchen utensils; Foundrae has plans for a men's clothing line; progress on Bronx and Lower East Side ferry routes. / 8 comments
Plus: New York City's first Christmas tree vendor was in this area; World Trade Center Transportation Hub to get chemical-weapon sensors; NYC Ferry boats are leaking.
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