Battery Gardens
Do you ever have trouble making up your mind about where to eat? If so, let me suggest Battery Gardens as an exceptional and often forgotten location...
Picture Downtown
Congratulations to the winner of the Super Bowl. Whoever you are (can you tell this was written before the game was played?) your parade will not be...
Picture Downtown
Greenwich South graces the cover of Architect Magazine (apologies for the fuzziness). We already posted about this, but Greenwich South is near and...
Re:Construction
This is the first of many Re:Construction-related posts to come, so I’ll begin with a brief description: Re:Construction is a program that recasts...
Picture Downtown
Looking for a "sign" of progress? Oh, that's rich. The W Hotel at 123 Washington Street just put up the signage for the restaurant that will occupy...
Construction Update – 1 WTC
Steel installation for One World Trade Center has reached the 20th floor equivalent level, raising the tower to 200 feet above street level, The ...
February at the Hive
We were so thrilled here at the Hive to be included in a feature by the New York Times City Room Blog on the coworking movement in NYC. You can...
Crumbs. Crumbs In The Deep.
It dawned on me the last time I visited my family in New Jersey, as I transported a gigantic bag of cupcakes during rush hour on the subway, through...
Mess Around Downtown: February 2, 2010
Welcome back to Mess Around Downtown!Hello to all of my fellow Downtowners out there in blogland. Is it me, or is the food getting better and...
Reconstruction of Louise Nevelson Plaza
Contractor performs drilling and grouting for foundation of Louise Nevelson PlazaThe City Department of Design and Construction is responsible for...