Plus: 195 Broadway lobby revamp; rosé in winter; reviving Water Street; Nassau Street vacant lot for sale; more hotels?; India House selling its art; policing 9/11 memorabilia; Winter Garden stairs; Condé Nast.
Plus: Free cookie, hot chocolate, and guided tours; Indian food deal; World Financial Center restaurant rumor; Terroir's wine tastings; "Priscilla" sing-along.
Fitness guru Alycea Ungaro of Real Pilates on where her husband got mercury poisoning, how she keeps her kids occupied, and the "little castle" in Tribeca that she'd love to own. / 1 comment
Plus: Compose photos; gas-station development?; New York City Rescue Mission; Manhattan Children's Theatre review/deal; bike path detour; World Financial Center; the Hallmark dancers. / 2 comments
Plus: WFC's front yard; sandwich bread; Millennium High School expansion; Tweed Courthouse school; celebs strolling; playwright Steven Banks; the "CanDo" map; Refinery29.com; new BPC produce mart; more.
The 2010 Canstruction awards ceremony was held Monday night: Twenty-five engineering and architecture firms competed in categories such as "Best Use of Label," "Structural Integrity," and "Best Overall."
Plus: East River Waterfront; history of the Odeon; automatic tips at hotel bars; pizzeria coming to lower Soho (LoSoHo?); Santos Party House closed; James hotel bar; bar owner sued; sixth-grade resolution; Election Day. / 3 comments
Haunted happenings around the neighborhood this week. I'll be the one dressed as a blogger. / 8 comments
Plus: Salt shed opposition; more on new Weather Up bar; dog owners want leash-free Battery Park; keeping up with the Kardashians. / 3 comments
Plus: Frank Gehry on Beekman Tower; Brendan Fraser; Century 21 selling fake bags?; a disappointing façade reveal; Marc Forgione on his TV show; Andrew Carmellini's new restaurant; a penthouse triplex; IPN appeal.
Tribeca makes a most-expensive list. Plus: Thefts at the Hallmark retirement home; more on the medical center at 200 Chambers; a run-in at Kings Pharmacy; and a mural by Shepard Fairey and CityKids.
Carla Sullivan, who just founded MiniMunchers—a website about kid-friendly restaurants—shows us around her Tribeca and Battery Park City. / 1 comment
Turns out the three neighboring buildings bought the air rights from that site 40 years ago. — Tribeca Citizen / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth
You might want to check your analysis. One of the seats that flipped R to D is centered in Syracuse,... — Komanoff / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Well said. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
New York City and State desperately need an Office of Government Efficiency to slash the budget. NY state has a... — Reademan / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
This was never a "pointless pause". There was a very specific goal and it was somewhat accomplished. When Hochul decided... — Thomas Hagen / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
One story building? No housing? What a waste of an incredibly prime lot. A minor upgrade over surface parking. — Andrew Bolt / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth
After the pointless pause, it looks like it will be on: "New York to Revive Congestion Pricing With $9 Toll"... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”