Plus events all through August at Wagner; Duane Park concert on August 14; Warby Parker and Carrot Express are open in Brookfield.
The city will close Lafayette/Park Avenue to 125th to car traffic August 3, 10 and 17. Plus a new nail salon opens on Church and Reade; calling JR? / 1 comment
Plus: A new gallery on Franklin; Cast Iron House sales office has closed; this year's Summer Streets info; mysterious concrete panels; the David Wojnarowicz retrospective at the Whitney. / 5 comments
Plus: Homeless people living in FiDi hotels are unhappy that the neighborhood is so expensive; an ode to Bouley; lost Greek Revival church; ways to get out on the water. / 10 comments
Plus: App users get to change the colors of the 1WTC antenna; history of a Greenwich Street building; floorectomy at the Woolworth Building penthouse; Broadway vendor market; Reade mess cleaned up; Summer Streets in August. / 10 comments
Plus: Shared Streets led to traffic jams elsewhere; Eataly's convoluted layout; new branding for Lotus Salon; intra-city buses dropping off on Varick. / 5 comments
Plus: Public and private festivities at the World Trade Center mall; woman outside P.S. 234 hit by street sign knocked over by bus; more on Saturday's massive street shutdown; area thefts.
Plus: More on that police vehicle stuck at the World Trade Center; many Lower Manhattan streets essentially closed this Saturday; St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine; 4 World Trade Center retail space. / 3 comments
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
So it'll be named after Ron Perelman. Plus: Fertility center in Tribeca; Mayor de Blasio hamstrings the Landmarks Preservation Commission; more on the mostly car-free day in Lower Manhattan; Seaport District shopping guide. / 1 comment
Plus: Final rendering for Park Place tower; the River to River festival has started; Marc Forgione's menu honoring his father; how Battery Park City copes with garbage.
Plus: Analyzing a Jay Street loft sale; the drought is over at Collect Pond Park; neighbors protest developing and enlarging a Hudson Square landmark; a visit to Da Claudio; another way to help the hungry and homeless.
Hi Pam, a conversion of “1840s MTA tunnel” — how can that be accurate when 1st subway opened in 1904?!... — Duane denizen / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
Frankly was one of those rare shops, thoughtfully curated, full of bottles you wouldn’t stumble on elsewhere, with friendly service... — FiDiGuy / It looks like Frankly Wines has closed permanently
Frankly Wines was a wonderful store and an asset to our neighborhood. I'm glad Liz and Della's is still here... — Merle Temkin / It looks like Frankly Wines has closed permanently
I took a pop-up pilates class in this space in March. It's really serene, calm, and has great energy. Can't... — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
I wish the new pizza places well. I hope they succeed on general principle. But I think we all realize... — mulciber / First Impressions: Marinara Pizza
jm: I see dogs daily in the morning, typically between 7:30 and 9:00am, on weekdays. There are people who throw... — Duane Street / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?
Jails plan is so foolish and yet it goes on. There won't be enough spaces to hold all the inmates,... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Spring block party at Bogardus