And in other World Trade Center news: Opening date for the first Oculus store; some outdoor spaces will be for arts programming; all of the shops expected to be open seven days. UPDATE: More WTC news about the performing arts center and subway connections came in from the FiDi Fan Page. / 8 comments
Plus: Petition opposing Buddha Bar on Thomas Street; politicians want to allow media to park anywhere; commercial shoot on Warren today; Liberty Park aerial shot; Young New Yorkers benefit. / 1 comment
Plus: More on the Water Street arcade plan; replacement sculpture for Broadway landmark; the city comptroller's attempt to cut red tape; breakfast at Eataly; disappointment in the World Trade Center Oculus and time-lapse video of its construction. / 2 comments
Plus: ChiBeCa building said to be on the market; 3 and 4 World Trade Center; a theory about Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; "Law & Order: SVU" back for a three-day shoot; newsletter upgrade. / 11 comments
Plus: The Spring Street Salt Shed at night; new W. Broadway building has a funky front door; Joseph Carini Carpets collaboration with Alessandro Mendini; the first Children's Museum of the Arts kid's fair. / 1 comment
Plus: Harrison Street building may be used for fashion; get ready for digital signage in the World Trade Center mall; St. Joseph's Chapel in Battery Park City is at risk of losing its home; 1 World Trade Center is now 67% leased.
I finally made it over to the Oculus in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, and you really must go. Even half-open, it's pretty spectacular—and certainly far more appealing now than when it'll be lined with mall shops. / 3 comments
Plus: Sneak peek of Birch Coffee's outpost in the Gehry building; Brant geese spotted in Battery Park City; Battery Park City Authority public meeting; Wyeth store.
Plus: The interest in Alexander Hamilton's grave; when Cortlandt Street was Radio Row; the Battery Park City Authority gives itself failing grades; a look back at the Pogues. / 1 comment
Plus: New York Times dismisses the World Trade Center Oculus as a boondoggle; trailer for the "Ghostbusters" reboot; more on the Battery Park City security "ambassadors"; interior designer Sasha Bikoff.
Plus: The World Trade Center Oculus opens at 3 p.m. tomorrow, and its skylight will open on nice days; the WSJ says the building "wows rather than elevates"; Yips patron loses sock filled with $3,800; Battery Park City Authority trusts its own decision-making, to a point. / 3 comments
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