The new Walker Hotel Tribeca adds a Blue Bottle coffee shop and an expansive lounge and roof deck open to neighbors. And there are hotel rooms too. / 1 comment
Peeking through the papered windows of six businesses in the works, including Au Cheval and Fish Republic restaurants.... / 6 comments
Plus: Car crashed into Broadway sidewalk shed; Seaport District rooftop ice rink and restaurant open next month; when signage blocks a sidewalk; the sculpture on a 56 Leonard balcony. / 12 comments
Plus: A Thanksgiving menu by Frenchette; new renderings for 77 Greenwich (which will have a school in the base); the exquisite lobby in the AT&T Long Distance Building; Gucci to open art-and-photography bookstore in Soho.
Plus: China Blue tried a no-tipping policy and abandoned it; more funding for the Walker Hotel Tribeca; Brooklyn Chop House finally opens tonight; changing intersections to accommodate cyclists. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's January agendas: Tenant for the former Santos Party House on Lafayette; Five Boro Bike Tour; Walker Hotel Tribeca's liquor license; Jay Street storefront renovation; Rector Street Bridge demolition; much more.
There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
The hotel under conversion at Broadway and Walker finally has a name—Walker Hotel Tribeca—and eyebrow-raising plans, including a 4 a.m. liquor license, roof deck and, in the below-ground levels, DJs and amplified live music. / 4 comments
Word I'm my building 275 Greenwich is that it is over. No renovation. It's out of business — Jg / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Cornell University's department of ornithology has a great, free bird identification app called Merlin. It walks you through a series... — N / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold
Well do you speak Peruvian? — W / Seen & Heard: Breakfast at Artesano
I love the idea of greening that triangle. It could be a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. It’s been neglected... — Michael / Vote for funding for Barnett Newman Triangle and PS 234
Don't disagree. Let me ask... — Tribeca Citizen / Vote for funding for Barnett Newman Triangle and PS 234
The bird looks like an American Kestrel - North America's smallest and most widespread falcon. — Murray / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold
That bird is a an American kestrel. — Linder / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold