Plus: Fergie is headlining the gay pride dance; the best birthday party idea for DIY kids; Spring Studios marketing itself as event venue; ferry companies' relationships with those questionable ticket sellers at the Battery.
Plus: Time-lapse video of the Independent art fair; NYPD plans to crack down on Battery Park vendors; "virtual kidnapping" scam said to be spreading in Lower Manhattan.
Discussed at last night's meeting: An update on the crane accident and what might be done differently; Bogardus Plaza progress report; work to start soon on City Vineyard, the restaurant at Pier 26; M1-5 and its neighbors' frustration; Citigroup plaza changes; Spring Studios lighting; Tribeca Family Festival; Transportation Alternatives event. / 2 comments
Plus: $136,000 worth of art held hostage in gallery seized by marshals; NYPD says it'll assign cops as crossing guards; the fake restaurant problem on Seamless and GrubHub.
I figured that one day Spring would let me come in and take pictures—I really went to bat for the place—but whatever, the architect's photos are better than I could take, anyway. / 2 comments
Plus: The Independent art fair is moving to Tribeca; real estate firm confirms new Broadway office; longtime P.S. 234 teacher retiring; grants for Lower Manhattan projects; two ships to visit Seaport. / 4 comments
Including screenings on at all 11 theaters at the Regal Cinemas Battery Park and a new "creative hub" at Spring Studios.
Discussed last night: Making the gay pride dances less noisy; Exceed Physical Culture's 6,000-square-foot facility; the change of ownership at Brick restaurant; Duane Park's swing dance party; Soho Rep; and sidewalk café permits. / 2 comments
Discussed last night: Mea culpa from Spring Studios; 56 Leonard's noisy hoist (plus, a timetable for the construction); Megu's troublesome parties; Hudson River Park security; Saleya and Los Americanos. / 1 comment
Also on March’s Community Board 1 agendas: Spring Studios to do some explaining; Hampton Jitney (expansion?); mysterious Megu liquor-license issue; and more.
Thanks to a Super Bowl party that violated many of the stipulations that Community Board 1 had insisted on in order for Spring to get its liquor license. / 2 comments
Also on February’s Community Board 1 agendas: The NYPD stables that used to be on Varick; Spring Studios; the blight that is Denny's; Lispenard landmark; a million street-activity and street-fair permits; more. / 2 comments
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