Plus: The Tommie hotel gets unbranded; a bill in Albany proposes to remove size restrictions on new buildings; Taylor Swift is subletting in the West Village; Scoop is kaput. / 7 comments
Plus: Tribeca Trust's "jazz funeral" for south Tribeca; high-end housing slump in Lower Manhattan?; opening dates for Governors Island and its new hills; learning to do a handstand; fire below ground; John Watts statue; Paulie Gee's pizza. / 2 comments
Plus: Ice cream at Le District; updates on Scoop, Drybar, and Amada; hanging out with a squirrel; Grand Banks rings the opening bell; Pen Parentis explores the criminal world; garish food carts. / 6 comments
Plus: New Chambers streetlights; Scoop opening forecast; By Suzette's big expansion plans; 111 Murray teaser site; old Maiden Lane signage; more atrocious parking by UPS; Riverrun. / 3 comments
A rundown of the shops and restaurants yet to open at Brookfield Place—including whispers about Scoop, Club Monaco, and Drybar—and where they'll likely be. / 6 comments
A rundown of all the restaurants and shops that have been announced for Brookfield Place (and a few that are rumored). / 8 comments
Curious about how Brookfield Place's shops and restaurants will be laid out once it reopens? Check out the floor plans, which a little bird emailed over.... / 5 comments
Plus: Scoop and Judith & Charles coming to Battery Park City; Ritz-Carlton for sale; "grab and go" at 1 World Trade Center; whisper listing on Laight; Tunnel to Towers Run; storing your fashion. / 2 comments
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
The one that was supposed to be a conversion? I wouldn't call it a relic yet... but I do think... — Tribeca Citizen / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Blame the NY City legal system for 45 Park Place. The property has been mired in bankruptcy proceeds for almost... — Reademan / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
45 Park Place is my standout example in this sad collection. It can't be cheap to rent a crane for... — Gary / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
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Have you tried the library(ies)? I got mine at NYPL branch in my neighborhood. — Reg / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown