The sculpture, designed by a Puerto Rican architect and artist, will be a series of inscribed glass panels rising in a spiral shape with a rotating star in the center. / 1 comment
Battery Park City's playground on the river is getting a top-to-bottom overhaul and should be ready for action in April. / 2 comments
There have been several reports of squirrels biting humans -- for no apparent reason -- and the Battery Park City Authority is warning people to beware while they work on the problem. / 14 comments
Plus: Bike NY promises to address amplification at the Five Boro Bike Tour; bunny spotted at Rockefeller Park; Jeff Zimmerman at R & Company; another skincare company opening at World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
"My wife and I saw two, maybe three, adult ducks puttering around this spring, but none for last several months," reports J. "And no ducklings this year at all." Has something about the pond changed to make it less hospitable? UPDATE: False alarm. / 5 comments
Plus: Broken crane at 565 Broome; peeks inside Tetsu restaurant; reinforcement for the silver blob; North Cove Marina and Rockefeller Park.
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
"My wife says I’m obsessed with local food sellers, and it’s true," says Jacob Weisberg, chairman of the Slate Group. "If I had to single out one, it would be the fresh fish from Blue Moon at the Saturday Greenmarket." / 5 comments
About 4,000 people dressed in white descended on Rockefeller Park for dinner accompanied by opera. / 7 comments
Plus: No hotel at 346 Broadway; Battery Park City Authority's general lack of community representation; drones in Rockefeller Park.
Plus: El Vez opening forecast; new Ping-Pong table; Sherman Zwicker; Bogardus Garden Jazzfest; waterfront talk. / 1 comment
Plus: Laurie Anderson to deploy drones over Rockefeller Park; Arianna Huffington's big new Tribeca apartment; a couple that met at the Flea; Duane Street apartment triples in value. / 4 comments
No tolerance for intolerance. Thanks, Heide, for keeping up the good fight and for the links. — malcolm / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
No. Two different triangles. — Tribeca Citizen / Sidewalks around Finn Square will be replaced
No. — Tribeca Citizen / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
Wow, Karen, stunningly ugly paintings. But hey, I guess you're part of that ‘tolerant’ generation—as long as everyone falls in... — reality bites / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
https://www.aclu-wa.org/blog/hobby-lobby-decision-imposing-religious-beliefs-employees This is not the only place downtown where you can buy beads and yarn. Michaels, Blick SoHo Art Materials... — Heide Fasnacht / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
May I cast a vote for play equipment improvements for PS 124. I was involved in getting an upgrade for... — PTA president / Vote for funding for Barnett Newman Triangle and PS 234
Just a reminder for readers of a few of the egregious/crazy things Hobby Lobby has done.... and this is by... — Sara / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?