The Department of Buildings issued a contract for the redesign of what has become a permanent feature of the city's streetscape. / 6 comments
Recently passed legislation would shorten the duration of sidewalk shed permits and improve their design.
Three prominent sheds are coming down in the neighborhood. That means 254 to go. / 1 comment
The city will hold a hearing on bills that address the appearance of sheds, and create a structure for fining buildings for keeping sheds up too long. / 3 comments
Plus parolee arrested for rape in Soho; arrests for Earth Week; putting the beef in Beefbar.
A list from the borough president seems to miss some real neighborhood classics, like PS 234. / 6 comments
Plus a business in Chelsea sues over sidewalk bridge; the Conservation Voters on congestion pricing; second location for Golden Steamer.
The Manhattan borough president is examining a few approaches to solving the problems that Local Law 11 has created. Here's hoping. / 27 comments
The block's storefront retail not only took a hit during the pandemic, but it is also plagued by a proliferation of sidewalk sheds that never seem to go away. / 1 comment
Plus Solidcore coming to Soho; the light comes out on Chambers; flying cement on Park Place; some life-sized hot wheels at Brookfield. / 4 comments
Sidewalk sheds are down on the south side of Warren just east of Church and on south side of Chambers, but another is going up on West Broadway. / 4 comments
The sidewalk bridge that has covered the south side of Warren Street from West Street almost to Greenwich is coming down today after FOUR years. / 6 comments
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square