Plus: A simple request for the 1st Precinct; BNY Mellon's "public" lobby is still off-limits; Taste of the Seaport; Adidas shoot; storefronts along West Street. / 4 comments
Plus: Adorable chairs at R & Company; fundraiser for Puerto Rico; performance and talk on magic and the law; "Bull" and "Succession" shoots. / 2 comments
Plus: Skidmore Owings & Merrill is designing 91 Leonard; a review of the Wooly Public; Chase branch robbed of $1000. / 2 comments
The folks behind @Placardabuse are on a mission to put a stop to the institutional corruption that allows cops and other city employees to park illegally, avoid tolls, and break other laws. / 11 comments
Plus: What the 1st Precinct has to say about the aggressive Battery ticket sellers; city to investigate protocol for violent incidents near schools; Lower Manhattan population expected to continue growing; Hole in the Wall in FiDi. / 7 comments
When will the 1st Precinct put a stop to its own members—and everyone else—making this illegal turn onto W. Broadway? / 13 comments
Plus: Exhibit of work by Tribeca photographer Jeffrey Shagawat; a lament about the 1st Precinct's park-anywhere philosophy; Starbucks tries programming; TV shoot today. / 2 comments
Chinatown residents have persuaded the NYPD's 5th Precinct to do something about the pervasive problem. But is the solution replicable here? / 6 comments
Plus: Why the NYPD doesn't enforce the no-truck rule on Laight; Babesta is merging its Tribeca stores; no sign of progress at Bouley's next location; Roc served with eviction papers; David Weeks Studio sample sale today.
When people spoke of being harassed, commanding officer Mark Iocco repeatedly responded by asking why no one had called 911: "How can I do anything about it if I don't know about it?" / 19 comments
Plus: Questions about that coffee cart photo; Yves is asking for a large sidewalk café; dubious subway signage at the World Trade Center mall; more on the bus-vs.-bollard battle; dogs being walked in Whole Foods; Chris Meloni TV show shoot; gently falling snow. / 14 comments
Plus: Owner of 28 Liberty decides against pursuing glass pavilions on landmarked plaza; museum exhibit about early American tattoo artist; longtime 1st Precinct officer retires.
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street