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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 31st, 2007
Horatio Street Business “Lucy Sykes Baby” recently made an exclusive round-up of “Where the Celebrities Shop” …
That explains the recent increase in pregnant bellies we’ve all seen wandering westward…
Lucy Sykes Baby
Lucy Sykes is no stranger to the fashion world. As the former fashion director at Marie Claire in New York and the sister [...]
Posted in Big Projects, Our Spaces, Public Transporation on Jul 24th, 2007
As we know from our neighbors on 13th Street, a ventilation plant installation by the MTA is no small project. That location took 6 years of construction and a heavy toll on the nearby buildings and residents from the traffic congestion and disruptive construction work.
And now, the MTA is looking at building a ventilation [...]
From a tipster…
“i’m home on maternity leave and have been spending more time in the neighborhood… i’ve been nosing around some of the construction sites…. some gossip for you…
MEET is becoming a high-end Mexican restaurant.
Indeed, Sue Torres of Suenos has partnered with the boys from Lotus (David Rabin & Will Regan) to open Los [...]
Posted in Gansevoort Plaza, Our Spaces, traffic on Jul 24th, 2007
My apologies for the above UGLIEST MAP EVER (I suck at graphics), which is my rendering of the proposal from the Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project for Gansevoort Plaza re-configuration. If anyone wants to send me a fancier, prettier, better map, I would happily replace mine with theirs. BTW - [...]
Posted in kids on Jul 23rd, 2007
So, my almost 3-year old niece (and her mom, my sis) are coming to visit for a long weekend, and I’m trying to plan some fun activities and would LOVE advice. I don’t know 3-year old West Village as well as I know 28-year old West Village…
Any suggestions? We’ll certainly be [...]
Posted in On Our Street on Jul 20th, 2007
This past weekend, as I was jogging home south along the Hudson River Park, I got a cramp, slowed to a walk and decided to walk out onto Pier 84 (at 44th street, just below where the intrepid used to be). And that’s when I discovered FLOATING THE APPLE, a community boathouse dedicated [...]
Posted in culture, in the news on Jul 11th, 2007
Last night at the meeting of the ALL POWERFUL Traffic and Transportation Committee of Community Board 2, the owners of Tea & Sympathy, a British cafe in the Village, presented a request for the portion of Greenwich Avenue on which their store resides (b/w 12th and 13th streets) to be co-named “Little Britain”. A [...]
Posted in in the news on Jul 11th, 2007
This morning, as happens all too often, my NYT was not on my doorstep. It was not on the stairs. It was not in the hallway. It was not on the stoop. It was gone. Needing something to read on the ridiculously slow bus ride to the East Side, and [...]
Posted in CB2 meetings, Gansevoort Plaza, events on Jul 3rd, 2007
If anyone out there has not yet heard about the Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project (God is that a mouthful), here’s your opporutunity. The group will be presenting their findings and proposals to the (open to the public) TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION committee of Community Board 2 on Tuesday, 7/10 @ 6:30 PM –NYU Silver [...]