Plus: Westville added menu items for the first time since 2003; Gay Pride will be uptown this year; pie-in-the-sky renderings for the waterfront; Artists Space opening forecast.
There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
A fresh look at the ambitious plan for the Hudson River Park pier, where construction is slated to start next year. / 2 comments
The forthcoming playground in Hudson River Park has been redesigned to center on two very large sturgeon. / 3 comments
Plus: A student's belt made of machine-gun bullets caused Pace University to be evacuated; Pier 26 construction update; de Blasio administration is considering scrapping the cabaret license requirement for dancing; ex-SeaGlass employee attempted to rob it; more on 125 Greenwich condo. / 11 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Parking in north Battery Park City; update on Buddha Bar; an apparent change at the Paris Café; turning a FiDi street into an open-air mall; new Chinese restaurant; more. / 1 comment
Plus: Gay Pride events on Pier 26 start tomorrow; another retail space on the 30 Park Place plaza; the Swedish Midsummer Festival; "hot new Latin bar concept" opening in FiDi. / 1 comment
Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.
Plus: Two more options for Espasso's second Tribeca store; jewelry pop-up at Giorgia; Kentucky Derby party; Wesley Stace concert; the pit at 30 Warren; Christmas tree.
Plus: Remix license-suspension hearing; Pier 26's big orange sign; new-ish bar in Hudson Square; Adidas shoot; Tribeca painting; Pen Parentis salon on race. / 5 comments
City Vineyard just announced that 20 singer-songwriters will perform there this winter for small, reservation-only audiences. / 3 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
At least the sheds at Tamarind were well constructed and maintained. They weren't rat magnets and disgusting (like Zona) I... — JulieW / Dining sheds at Tamarind have been removed
start with not allowing government vehicles parked on the bluestone sidewalk and not on roadway. Then have regular volunteer monthly... — S / City Hall Park launches into a new era
I tried to like this bakery many times over the years. However, I find the staff extremely unfriendly and unhelpful.... — MME / Duane Park Patisserie will add new hours with a new menu
Blame the woke politicians who confuse "equality of outcome" with "equality of opportunity ". — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / Update on the shelter coming to 105 Washington
There is something actually wrong with YOU Malcolm that you think when families are being threatened by the mentally ill... — Downtown15yrs / Update on the shelter coming to 105 Washington
I have lots of relatives who would love to live in upscale Tribeca who cannot afford the rent so they... — Lowrider / Update on the shelter coming to 105 Washington
My son absolutely adores the bakery's Brioche. It has been his little ritual before Gymnastics for 4 years now. We... — Les Brioches / Duane Park Patisserie will add new hours with a new menu