In August 1926, Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Two million people came out to celebrate.
Tribecan and photographer Arlo Dobbie was in pole position on Murray and Broadway for the festivities. / 14 comments
It's all wrapped up now, but for five hours this morning, there was not an inch of open asphalt from Chambers down to The Battery. / 3 comments
The neighborhood will be closed to traffic starting at 7a tomorrow -- that means everything south of Canal, river to river. / 4 comments
The champion WNBA team took over Broadway from The Battery to Chambers Street and got a key to the city in a ceremony at City Hall. / 1 comment
Plus installations at Soho Rep; Twiggy To Go has a new to-stay menu; the Whitney hosts queer history walks. / 2 comments
Whether you love a parade or not, one's coming: starting tomorrow at 9:30 at The Battery to honor the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team -- FIFA World Cup champions. / 4 comments
"Anti-Elizabeth" - you are aware Elizabeth is a common name, right? I'm not the same person who was posting earlier.... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
There was a short time, several years ago (maybe 10 yrs ago?), when Reade Street changed their parking rules. If... — KC / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently