Possible Park51 permutations. Plus: Batman to shoot at OWS?; Earl's Court opening date; Cuomo and his strong-arm move of the St. Nicholas church; New York Cares; a sale at 9 Murray. / 1 comment
Plus: The blah new design for Five Franklin Place; lowest-price Tribeca loft sale since late 2008; negotiations between Occupy Wall Street and residents not going well at all; Jill Abramson. / 1 comment
Plus: Park51 rent dispute; Brookfield to become full owner of WFC; East River Ferry is popular; Naked Pizza.
Protesters actually went to Wall Street. Plus: Penny Chaipis; a new optometrist in the World Financial Center; loft sale at 430 Greenwich; Triburbia.
Plus: Kanye West visits Occupy Wall Street; privately owned public spaces; loft sale at 20-26 N. Moore.
A suitor for 5 Beekman. Plus: Early reviews of Jungsik; Occupy Wall Street's "village"; CB1 meeting with protesters to guard quality of life.
Plus: Zuccotti Park as a tourist attraction; the sukkah; Collect Pond House; 9/11 victims fund. / 1 comment
Plus: Another $1-slice joint; Zuccotti Park required to stay open all night; rebranding of the Pump Energy Foods; Chinatown schools have lots of room; the Tolani pop-up at Theater Bar. / 3 comments
Photographer Milo Hess ventured over to Zuccotti Park and came back with some wonderful photos of the "Occupy Wall Street" protestors. If you've been waiting for bare breasts to appear on this site, it's your lucky day! / 5 comments
There’s a ton of great stuff happening this week, including concerts (by Rufus Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, Lower Dens, the Hairs, and Kenny Loggins) and films such as "The Godfather Part II," "Annie Hall," and "Choose Me." Plus: Pretend you're a bull.
This month's CB1 committees are discussing all sorts of interesting matters: BPC ice rink, Ed's Lobster Bar, Harry's Italian, public art, Blue School, Hazelden.... Update: BPC ballfields meeting (re: ice rink) has been postponed till Feb. 10. / 3 comments
Nonna Dora’s is very special. I don’t think I’ve had better pasta anywhere else in NYC. Exquisitely prepared with just... — SW / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Happy to lend our gallery space if useful for any of the groups. — Hal Bromm / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
Olio e Piu is in a phase of frantic expansion. That almost always ends badly. — J / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Nonna Dora's is such a lovely addition to the neighborhood and we go there often, both with family and friends.... — TM / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Love it! So glad to have in the hood. The food is great. Decor is funky interesting. And Nicola is... — Amy S / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
The role Olio e Piu will play in diverting the B+T diners from Locanda Verde is the most exciting part... — P / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Downtown dance Factory has been amazing with their ability to pivot so quickly, find alternate rehearsal spaces, and ensure that... — Natalie / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway