Plus: Hudson and Harrison circa 1920; the report of another Shake Shack at the World Trade Center proves unfounded; tips, please. / 6 comments
Plus: Alleged gigolo headquartered in FiDi; Black Tap's big new basement dining room; more on the new mall; the history of 6 Stone Street.
Plus: A French magazine profiles a FiDi loft; tally of open stores at the World Trade Center mall; inside 60 Hudson. / 5 comments
To go along with the debut of the World Trade Center mall, the street-level entrances to the Oculus have been opened, along with the dramatic pedestrian plaza along the north side. / 5 comments
Plus: Virtual tour of the Four Seasons hotel; Tribeca Film Festival dates; World Trade Center mall postcard; anti-TriBeCa petition; Robert Reitzfeld paintings at Front Art Space. / 1 comment
Plus: PATH buses running through Tribeca; Chinatown buses illegally dropping off passengers here; Lilly O'Brien's grade from the Department of Health; lunch at Eataly's fancier restaurant; poop scofflaw. / 16 comments
Plus: Public and private festivities at the World Trade Center mall; woman outside P.S. 234 hit by street sign knocked over by bus; more on Saturday's massive street shutdown; area thefts.
Plus: New veterinarian's office; mall entrance at one of the Oculus plazas; contractor self-promotion at 3 World Trade Center; garish, mammoth LED signage inside 4 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Plus: Possible spa on Chambers; Barry's Bootcamp closed for renovation; prayer arrangements for taxi drivers; "Final Fantasy" art exhibit. / 7 comments
The new Eataly at the World Trade Center opens next Thursday, and there was a press preview today. The place is spectacular—and it feels much more spacious than the one in the Flatiron. / 8 comments
Plus: Developers using the American Disability Act to their advantage; Community Board 1 on 28 Liberty plaza pavilions; housekeeper allegedly stole handbags; musician Alan Vega. / 2 comments
Plus: Three other stores that pulled out of the World Trade Center mall; Community Board 1 wants the Sphere out of Liberty Park; Black Tap on the Lower East Side; China Blue owners to open Williamsburg restaurant. / 1 comment
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