There are some plans afoot for the storefronts along Greenwich at Independence Plaza, many of which have been shuttered since 2014. / 5 comments
The elementary school will be able to stay at Independence Plaza, at least for a few more years. / 4 comments
Plus: Underground lounge in the works for 1803; rally for P.S. 150, which is being turned into a gym for Independence Plaza residents; apocalyptic art exhibit; Invisalign ad shoot today.
Plus: Barge company threatens more intrusive ads; politicians push to pause and restart the jail plan; Oscar de la Renta designers live in Tribeca; NBA player(s) appear to have bought on Walker; de Blasio blames others for poor planning; 88 White history. / 2 comments
Plus: Street closure for a private party; actors' union bake sale to protest Tribeca ad agency; Soho salon hosting a talk about Jane Freeman's miniatures; Preschool of Sciences update; a cautionary tale. / 17 comments
Now that Independence Plaza's owners have declined to renew the lease for a school and a supermarket, perhaps they'll tell us what exactly they have planned for the strip. / 56 comments
Plus: More on the efforts to extend P.S. 150's stay in Tribeca; meeting on 9/11 health effects; new buildings getting fully designed interiors; Battery Park City resiliency budget.
According to a source in the real-estate business, "transformative" plans are in the works for the entire complex—and the retail isn't likely to come back on the market for at least five years. / 7 comments
Plus: The sidewalk shed at Independence Plaza; fireworks tonight; Tunnel to Towers run is this weekend; Newark airport buses now leaving from Hudson Square; feminist kitsch at R & Company. / 5 comments
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
That makes at least five delis or bodegas in the last five years. / 8 comments
Yes, please! Imagine the added property & sales tax revenue, health benefits and environmental/climate impacts a project like this would... — Reader on Reade / Borough president proposes tearing down FDR drive in Fidi
40 Wall: The Duane Reade is closing there on October 9th — Mary Dierickx / In the News: WMP gets a fashionable basketball court
Neighborhood won’t be the same without “PICASSO PIZZA” and for shure!!! I know the FATHER, I know MICHAEL and they... — BERTY / Picasso Pizza, a stalwart of Battery Park City, has closed
Yes. I was there today. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Movie night in WMP this Friday
Is Il Giglio open? No one answers the phone and Google and Open Table reviews say the same going back... — Steven / Seen & Heard: Movie night in WMP this Friday
I live at Harrison & Staple and there is a definite pattern of people partying in the Staple Street alley... — AndyJ / Lola Tribeca is burgled
Toured the building at lunchtime today. The restaurant (which opens next month) was cordoned off, but the terrace was open.... — Jon / Glowing review for a building that glows