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
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions.
It works great. That's how most of the Canadian cities I visited this summer did it. — Tribeca Citizen / The new rules for curbside and sidewalk dining
I still vote for a different implementation, but I guess it's too late: - widen sidewalks - allow removable café-style... — Marcus / The new rules for curbside and sidewalk dining
I'm not in support of the weed promotion, but I was very impressed with the art selection when we stopped... — Marcus / Mriya opens on Reade Street
Here's the video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzysV_IOtvK/?img_index=1 — Marcus / Mriya opens on Reade Street
There's a video of it on the Mriya Instagram. Looks like pure mindless vandalism, where the individual just smashed the... — Marcus / Mriya opens on Reade Street
Yo B: Spare us the lecture and age related abuse and disparagement about moving to the suburbs. Your snarky remarks... — JT / Neighbors fight restaurant proposal for Laight and Washington
Can't wait for these things to come down! When is city going to review the mess that is in front... — N / The new rules for curbside and sidewalk dining