In the mid '70s, with the World Trade Center built and the fill deposited at what would become Battery Park City, the area west of Tribeca became a de facto beach, and a neighborhood playspace. / 2 comments
Plus: Renovation of a local Starbucks; final days at Art et Maison (and who's taking the space); more on the Battery Park City dune photo; Best Made Co. catalog; music-making opportunity; special CB1 meeting. / 7 comments
Plus: Dance in the American Thread rotunda; participating restaurants (including two not yet open) at Taste of Tribeca; Pier 25 playground progress. / 3 comments
Opening Wednesday? Plus: Read the letter that NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sent CB1 about the stables; Pier 25 spray park is up and spraying; late-night dining; got questions? UPDATE: Photos of Hook & Ladder No. 8 saving 44 White last night. / 7 comments
The new rumor (as being told by anonymous officers): The stables are moving on Monday for 18 months. Was the NYPD listening or paying lip service? UPDATE: A letter from Ray Kelly is expected in the next few days. UPDATE: Yep, 18 months. A reader sent in a report from the CB1 meeting. / 10 comments
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