The elementary school will be able to stay at Independence Plaza, at least for a few more years. / 4 comments
Plus: Underground lounge in the works for 1803; rally for P.S. 150, which is being turned into a gym for Independence Plaza residents; apocalyptic art exhibit; Invisalign ad shoot today.
Plus: Barge company threatens more intrusive ads; politicians push to pause and restart the jail plan; Oscar de la Renta designers live in Tribeca; NBA player(s) appear to have bought on Walker; de Blasio blames others for poor planning; 88 White history. / 2 comments
Plus: Street closure for a private party; actors' union bake sale to protest Tribeca ad agency; Soho salon hosting a talk about Jane Freeman's miniatures; Preschool of Sciences update; a cautionary tale. / 17 comments
Now that Independence Plaza's owners have declined to renew the lease for a school and a supermarket, perhaps they'll tell us what exactly they have planned for the strip. / 56 comments
Plus: A better look at the new 440 Washington; 101 Warren's sidewalk shed partially removed; car accident in reverse; Cast Iron House's granite sidewalk; 56 Leonard artwork tipped over; Blue Park Kitchen open in FiDi. / 9 comments
Plus: More on the efforts to extend P.S. 150's stay in Tribeca; meeting on 9/11 health effects; new buildings getting fully designed interiors; Battery Park City resiliency budget.
The city wants to merge the Tribeca school with another local school for at least three years. / 17 comments
According to a source in the real-estate business, "transformative" plans are in the works for the entire complex—and the retail isn't likely to come back on the market for at least five years. / 7 comments
Plus: Diners who stare at their phones; new ferry route; developer accuses neighbor of extortion; Independence Plaza tax bill; Broadway condos; Jason Biggs's lot-line windows; man confesses grisly murder at Tribeca police station. / 3 comments
Plus: Le District review; West Thames Bridge progress; hit-and-run on W. Broadway; Hudson Square church is gone; Atera's basement garden. / 15 comments
Plus: Trinity Real Estate's big plans for Hudson Square; the new owner of the Pearl Paint buildings; Seaport events (and ice rink). / 2 comments
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