Towering 50 West St. Project Still in Limbo By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, Feb. 11, 2013 Plans for a financially-strapped 62-story apartment-and-hotel project on lower West Street continue to languish six years after the developer got the city’s green light to build. So much time has elapsed that the developer, Time Equities, Inc., must renew the […]
The September 11 Memorial Museum: A First Look Inside By Aline Reynolds — published by Tribeca Trib, Sept. 11, 2013 North Tower steel mangled by the impact of a Boeing 767. The stairs that offered hundreds a final route to safety. A fire truck bent and burned. These are among the largest objects from the […]
Tourists shopping for knock-off handbags near Canal Street. Photo by Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib Chin Renews Push to Punish the Buyers of Phony Goods By Aline Reynolds — published by The Tribeca Trib, July 1, 2013 Counterfeit goods—from $60 Louis Vuitton bags and $50 Rolexes to $5 DVDs—are a perennial tourist trap around Canal Street, but those who take the […]
Residential Tower Will Rise on Fulton Street, At Least 48 Stories By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, May 9, 2013 A massive new residential building, to soar high above its neighbors, is coming to Fulton Street. The tower, between Nassau and Dutch Streets, will either be 61 stories or 48 stories tall. The difference depends on […]
City ‘Chips’ in to Make Mud-Free Recess for the Peck Slip School By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, January 29, 2013 The ground floor of the Tweed Courthouse, where the Peck Slip School is temporarily housed, is looking a lot cleaner these days, thanks to an unorthodox move by the city. Since beginning its “incubation” in Tweed […]
Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib City Council Is Last Hurdle for Mall Revamp of Pier 17 By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, March 19, 2013 More than 250 people filled the City Council chambers last Thursday to weigh in on massive redevelopment plans for Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport. Most came to the hearing, […]
Neighbors Say Big Ad Firm Is a Bad Fit By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, April 1, 2013 It’s mad neighbors vs. Mad Men. A British ad firm and production house, scheduled to open in Tribeca this summer, is already setting off sparks. Spring Studios, the agency behind big-name clients like Armani, Target, and Neiman Marcus, […]
Seaport Museum’s Closing Date Looms With No Solution In Sight By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, May 27, 2013 “It’s a very dire situation that we’re faced with. We’re doing everything in our power to make this work but, in fact, we have close to no winning cards in our hand.” With those words, spoken in […]
Rendering of the planned Maiden Lane Pavilion, as seen from the East River esplanade. Rendering: Economic Development Corp. Plans Shown for East River Esplanade Pavilion, Museum By Aline Reynolds — Tribeca Trib, Feb. 7, 2013 By year’s end, a stroller can take a pleasant walk along the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge all the […]
Design Concept For W. Thames Bridge Unveiled By Aline Reynolds – Published by Tribeca Trib, June 6, 2013 The city revealed this week its new concept for the West Thames Pedestrian Bridge. The bridge, an elevated alternative to crossing West Street between Battery Park City and the Financial District at West Thames Street, will have a “light and […]
