Plus: Tent & Trails is closing soon; Church Street spa annex; the slate of events at the Seaport District; the changes at the modernist New York State Insurance Fund building; N. Moore bulkhead expansion and more in Community Board 1 agenda additions. / 5 comments
Plus: French fry restaurant has opened; fundraising drive for owners of a forthcoming café; Lilac to open for the season; activity at a small Church Street storefront. / 2 comments
Plus: A retail renaissance?; Tribeca family's "hoverboard-friendly" home; the Stadium Goods sneaker resale shop; an attorney's pied-à-terre; Citigroup employee stops kid from running into the street; the views from a 56 Leonard penthouse; 9/11 compensation claims.
Plus: The first rooftop concerts at Pier 17 have been announced; downtown's only ballroom dance studio; Deutsche Bank will move uptown. / 1 comment
Plus: A hip-hop concert at Pier 17 this week will end at 3 a.m.; the usual thefts, along with an attack on a traffic officer. / 3 comments
Plus: A rave for La Mercerie; the redesign of South End Avenue; Q&A with Michel Cohen of Tribeca Pediatrics. / 3 comments
Plus: Helicopters flying under the Brooklyn Bridge; new opening forecast for Maharishi's shop on Lispenard; the underside of the FDR Drive is being painted lavender; Franklin Street paint job; Spring Street Park; new Seaport shops and gallery. / 2 comments
The plan is for Pier 17 to open quietly in late May: The restaurants and shops won't be ready, but you'll be able to walk the perimeter, meander through the "village," and explore the roof. Here's what to expect.... / 7 comments
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: Letting light in under the Sterling Mason's metal canopy; the so-called "privately owned public spaces"; more Seaport District liquor licenses; helicopter lobbyists; much more.
Plus: Car crashes into sidewalk shed; Andrew Cuomo's lust for donations; Fellow Barber opening in the Seaport; Front Street restaurant changes into a sports bar. / 4 comments
Plus: Actor Chris Evans is renting here; interview with Duane Park Patisserie's Madeline Lanciani; history of a funky little Reade Street building; Pier 17 concert promoter; estranged couple does custody hand-offs at the 1st Precinct; lost ring found; Equitable Building renovation. / 1 comment
Plus: A possible ice-skating rink atop Pier 17; By Chloe hasn't started construction yet; no movement at Regen Projects gallery; fashion art show; more on the Governors Island tent camp; "Madame Secretary" shoot; third-floor office restaurant in FiDi. / 3 comments
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