Still $40 million short, the construction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will resume with a new board and intervention from the governor. / 4 comments
Plus: Another interview with the architect, Santiago Calatrava; Tribeca parent on the kindergarten process; Worth Street reconstruction update, of sorts; yesterday's suspicious package in FiDi was a dud. / 3 comments
Plus: Quirky pavilions set for Governors Island; Q&A with Santiago Calatrava; Sheldon Silver stepped down as speaker; Trump Soho may convert more condos to hotel rooms. / 1 comment
Akiba Saeedi has a fantastic vantage point from which to admire the work at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and 30 Park Place. / 1 comment
The architect "set out to provide a building and sequence of spaces that would directly address the traditional Greek liturgy while creating a spatially varied architectural procession.” / 42 comments
Plus: Seaport boom; Kirsten Dunst; Tiffany & Co.; 288 West lofts comparison; FiDi sandwich shop; high school celebrates; Dash charges settled; minor protest.
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