Permits have been filed to allow for the interior demolition work to start, despite the city's promises to consider adaptive reuse. / 26 comments
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A group of downtown architects has hashed out a strategy for rebuilding Rikers on the island, and using progressive techniques and waterborne transportation to make it work. / 12 comments
The national and citywide press cover the local protests against the borough-based jails. / 14 comments
And a Times story recounts neighborhood protests over the construction of a jail on White Street -- 40 years ago. / 1 comment
The city has hired a contractor to dismantle the two jails on White, with work to start in March. / 21 comments
It looks like there's a ghost kitchen setup on the empty lot. Plus Todd Stone has a show at and of the World Trade Center; professional development at LMHQ, art on the streets.
Fumes and noise from what looks like is a last-mile Fresh Direct delivery business in an empty lot are driving neighbors and local businesses nuts. But it may all be legal. / 14 comments
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Plans for White Street restaurant and Santos Party House; Hubert Street parking; Warren Street Dog Run; big new building on Canal; Brooklyn Bridge concession; sidewalk café on Chambers; much more. / 4 comments
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: A second try for the Roc space; beer-and-wine license for the Truffles convenience store; Khe-Yo sidewalk seating; changing the direction of Beaver Street; new windows on Worth Street; much more. / 4 comments
Plus: White Street restaurant isn't coming back to life; a photo of Saturday's jet flyover; fashion designer moving out; the big new rental building on Hudson; exhibit of work by a fashion photographer. / 3 comments
The owners have clearly been open to change, so the question isn't really whether White Street will be revived as its former self, but instead what form the space will take if/when it does reopen as a restaurant.
I think we need a weekly round-up article of the most insane Tribeca Citizen comments. — J / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
Yes yes yes to expanded Duane Park — Will / Seen & Heard: Paros Tribeca will open Oct. 4
I understand your point. A lot of the problems you mentioned like homelessness, public disorder (illegal vendors, etc) can seem... — FiDiGuy / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
Mark was my friend and neighbor who always had our backs. He and his wife Jackie watch our apartment and... — Cheryl J. Fish / Tribecan Mark Margolis, a prolific actor in movies and TV, dies at 83
People shouldn't care about parks because a guy pooped in the street? — person / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
I thought this park project was a product of the Onion. I watched a man poo on the street today... — Chambers Resi / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
There is a friends group you can contact: https://www.finnsquare.org/ — Tribeca Citizen / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint