Plus: Conflicting reports about storefront at Hudson and Duane; twin-towered 565 Broome; New York Vintners is holding classes at Terroir; still no sign for renamed Trump Soho hotel; "Billions" shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: Anthony Bourdain's street-food court in Hudson River Park isn't happening; Tribecan received dog as gift; one Pace University worker stabbed another. / 3 comments
Plus: Animated lights on the base of 1 World Trade Center; activity in former café space; checking in on the progress of 100 Franklin; new building blocks much of Trump Soho; two days of "Power" shoots. / 5 comments
Those of us who need a trigger warning before approaching Spring Street can rest easier: The owner of the Trump Soho hotel is buying out the Trump Organization so it can rebrand the property. / 6 comments
Plus: Person of interest sought for questioning; now New York City could have protected people; Century 21's attempt to lure millennials; the forthcoming restaurant at the Trump Soho hotel; condo development at Leonard and Broadway. / 3 comments
Plus: Clocktower condo spat resolved; spurned candidate goes after Democratic Party boss; 1 White now for rent; Battery Park City Authority is reviewing its parks; new Spanish restaurant; rendering of 30-story building on Greenwich. / 1 comment
Plus: Oculus escalator malfunction leads to injuries; New York Ranger roommates in Battery Park City; neighbors concerned about noise from co-working space; Trump Soho restaurant closed; head of the New York Academy of Art; floral designer Ken Fulk; FiDi stabbing. / 3 comments
Plus: Interior renderings of 70 Vestry; Corlandt Street subway station forecast; elevator accident; Governors Island events; is Trump Soho one reason Donald Trump won't release his tax returns? / 3 comments
Plus: 30 Warren hopes to sell nearly $100 million worth of condos; more on the gumball machine; when Donald Trump settled accusations of fraud; "rooftopper" arrested for scaling 70 Pine. / 1 comment
Plus: The ground-floor bar at the Trump Soho has a new theme; "Deceptively Simple" art exhibit; Lot 77 café appears closed; the annual Dine Around Downtown is coming up; "Beyond Myth" paintings. / 5 comments
Plus: Quirky pavilions set for Governors Island; Q&A with Santiago Calatrava; Sheldon Silver stepped down as speaker; Trump Soho may convert more condos to hotel rooms. / 1 comment
Plus: There used to be a lesbian bar on W. Broadway; Sazón's Midtown sister is shutting down; Trump Soho is being foreclosed on. / 1 comment
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