Plus: The Brooklyn Bridge was closed because of pedestrian overcrowding; remembering a razed Battery Park mansion; the last days of Washington Market.
Plus: Northwest Tribeca hotel still stalled; Brushstroke's greenery is dying; more preparations for 56 Leonard's sculpture; Windows on the World movie shoot; dance party outside the Oculus. / 4 comments
Plus: Nirvana International's moving sale; Michelle Obama dines out in Tribeca again; Desbrosses question; Washington Market restaurant update; Racines NY on OpenTable; free "As You Like It"; buildings to be lit red.
Curious to see Independence Plaza under construction? The elevated railway that ran up W. Broadway? Step right up.... And let me know if you have any photos to add. / 7 comments
Plus: Tribeca Canvas and Benares; West Thames pedestrian bridge moving forward; the history of Washington Market.
Ye olde Tribeca in Edible Manhattan. Plus: WSJ on 3-Legged Dog and City Hall, Metromix on Taste of Tribeca, Alicia Silverstone on Sweet Lily (why not?), and HotelChatter on the W Downtown.
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square
This is a real shame. They had wonderful clothes and bought my daughter’s favorite clothes there when she was a... — John Gallagher / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Throwing the word NIMBY into the mix suggest you did engage the reasonable concerns expressed here. Worse than NIMBYism is... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold