Silverstein and Brookfield will develop a 900-foot-tall building with 1300+ residential units for the south side of Liberty Park; 25 percent will be affordable. / 4 comments
The Westfield mall has shut down its operations, and only a few tenants still have hours posted: Shake Shack, PNC Bank and WeWork. / 1 comment
Among the "coming soons" to the malls: vitamin IV drips, beer halls, Impossible tacos and Milanese pastries. / 3 comments
Plus two mega developers team up for a mega building; Blockbuster redux in Soho; a look inside a 56 Leonard penthouse. / 1 comment
"I understand that in the age of terrorism, those streets have been blocked off to all but foot traffic, but the streets themselves are still there. Is there a contingency plan somewhere stating that—someday—those connecting streets will once again be open to vehicle traffic?" / 9 comments
Plus: Warren Street townhouse sells for $13 million; de Blasio administration admits true cost of the NYC Ferry system; Manhattan's last video arcade.
Plus: The new, more approachable menu at Racines; increased funding for 9/11 memorials; fin-tech firm expands at the World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Plus: Praise for Cortlandt Way; Bouley Botanical is still an event space; checking in on Cast Iron House's sidewalk; great photo looking up. / 1 comment
Plus: Financial benefits to be reaped by Google and the owner of 550 Washington; the Port Authority has offered to manage construction of the stalled St. Nicholas National Shrine. / 2 comments
Plus: An update on the performing arts center at the World Trade Center; Le Labo opening on Wall Street. / 8 comments
Plus: Sidewalk alongside 3 World Trade Center is just about done; no sign of progress at Hudson Square brewpub; paint store dresses up a sidewalk shed; catering advice for a bridal shower? / 5 comments
Plus: Were the holiday decorations at the 30 Park Place plaza installed correctly?; the Jeff Koons sculpture outside 7 World Trade Center is still gone; Design For Progress Garage Sale at Canal Street Market; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot; sassy cake. / 7 comments
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
We went from ‘too many empty storefronts’ to ‘too many unlicensed smoke shops’ to ‘🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯’. That feels like progress to... — Jason / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City