The word is that Ponte's restaurant closed because the building is being developed. The question is, how many other buildings will be included? (Update: Could it be the whole block?) / 5 comments
You know how you can't keep track of all the new buildings sprouting up? I walked and Citi Biked around the neighborhood so we'd have an up-to-date sense of what's happening where—shamelessly peeping through holes when necessary.
Plus: Dog run opening pushed back two days; big sale at Baker; hopeful news about Chambers restaurant; more Ponte drilling; Justin Bieber's mother; 101 Murray's challenge; John Edwards.
Ponte Equities appears to be at it again, as soil tests are being conducted on Greenwich and Washington. / 3 comments
Plus: Landmarks Preservation Commission on a case of Tribeca neglect; Battery Park City Authority to float $300 million in debt; where the New York Daily News once was.
Plus: Ball fields RFP process; "partial collapse" at 502 Canal; returning to 2 Gold; German gold leaving FiDi; Zucker's in Midtown.
Plus: Bus service restored; Verizon says buildings refusing repairs; FiDi hotel site changes hands; West Village hotel; food-and-fashion dinner party. / 2 comments
Plus: SouthWest NY to open this week; Lower Manhattan businesses are slow; suing 88 Greenwich.
When demolition started at 460 Washington, it was grab-the-baby-and-get-out time as neighbors thought an earthquake was underway. Then they noticed the cracks.... / 7 comments
Mast Brothers, holiday pop-up, more. Plus: Dilapidated landmark; Arman topper; triangle gone to seed; Halloween store; 84 White.
...Including the number of stories, the number of units, the architect, and the developer. / 8 comments
Plus: Occupy Wall Street; pro wrestler-turned-artist Phillip Thies; "Stunt Lab" gets a rave; Don Hill's.
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The only way forward is to organize a petition and protest ( think France) to force the elected officials especially... — R. / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
This is an awful way to treat a NYC restaurant icon. Tenant abuse in the extreme. — Jon Brecht / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
Yet another Italian restaurant? — Manny / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
LOL! Popup Bagels, Apollo Bagels, Zucker's Bagels, Modern Bread and Bagel... Did I miss any? Certainly not starved for options... — O / Chip City has closed permanently
plainly put the situation is abysmal and shows no signs of improving — invader zim / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses