Plus: City makes deal for Seaport markets (but not New Amsterdam Market); 1WTC observation deck; new Thai in FiDi; Verizon building starts its new life; praising 92YTribeca; Brookfield Place's ambitions; Gwyneth's new book.
Plus: Verizon nearly done with post-Sandy improvements; Tribeca Film Festival; 137 Franklin progress; kudos to Clementine; "The Pathos of Things" at Carriage Trade. UPDATE: Flor de Sol is reopening AboCa.
Plus: Remembering Harold Reed; Sandy and Verizon; Daniel Libeskind on his apartment. / 2 comments
Plus: The state of Lower Manhattan; is Verizon scheming?; Bridge Café opening delayed; downtown residents fleeing for uptown?; stealing at vacated 2 Gold; Gateway Plaza party. / 2 comments
Plus: Pasanella & Son has rebuilt its store; behold the Moomag; Sushein closed for "renovations"; Roberta Roller Rabbit event. / 1 comment
Plus: More on the troubles underground; Zone A building updates; Brownies help the Downtown Community Center; Meryl Streep; documentary about the World Trade Center delays. / 2 comments
Plus: Travel + Leisure cover; Delmonico's to expand; reimagining the Verizon building.
(That's not it pictured.) Plus: White & Church exterminates; restaurant under the FDR Drive; Verizon building to be a data center; hanging out with Sterling Brands; rich, sick man goes on shopping spree; tourism surge.
Plus: Free love, a load of rubbish, face-melting coffee, machine-gun movers, and more.
Coming soon. Plus: Sarabeth's gets closer; Goodie Girl Café reopening date; Tribeca Film Festival's 2012 dates; one Verizon cart down, several more to go.... / 1 comment
So you know what to do. Plus: Dinosaurs everywhere; Mt. Renwick; faking ecstasy; much more. / 1 comment
"Once I started noticing those Verizon carts, I realized they're all over. What's up with them?" —Erik / 10 comments
Meantime, I just got a speeding ticket by a camera going 31 on Chambers Street on a surprisingly clear road,... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow