Author: Matthew Fenton

Renowned Discounter Announces Imminent Return to Storied Temple of Commerce The family behind the iconic shopping brand Century 21 has announced that the Platonic ideal of off-priced luxury retail will return to its longtime sanctuary at 25 Church Street (between Cortland and Dey Streets) “in early spring” of this year. “Century 21 is, and always...

Gym and Arts Center at School Facing Closure to Continue Under New Pennant The soon-to-be defunct Blue School, in the Seaport District, will live on in at least one respect: Part of its strikingly designed learning space will be repurposed by two other Lower Manhattan private schools. Green Ivy Schools, a network that includes the...

New Food Hall Prepares for Debut at Pier 57 on Hudson River Lower Manhattan is weeks away from the debut of yet another destination food hall. This one, to be called Market 57, will open in the spring at Pier 57, on the Hudson River waterfront, near West 15th Street. Market 57 is being spearheaded...

City Council Member Urges Restoration, Rather Than Replacement, of Manhattan Detention Complex City Council member Christopher Marte is sponsoring a resolution that, if enacted, will pressure the administration of Mayor Eric Adams to consider pausing the plan to demolish the Manhattan Detention Complex (MDC) in Chinatown, and rebuild it as the world’s tallest correctional facility....

District Attorney Eyes Two Dozen-Plus Downtown Smoke Shops for Possible Unlawful Cannabis Sales On the heels of the February 7 announcement by Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that they intended to combat the proliferation of illegal, unlicensed cannabis dispensaries across the borough of Manhattan, the prosecutor’s office has identified 32 such...

Public Discussion This Evening Will Review Park Resiliency Plans for Tribeca and Battery Park City’s North Esplanade The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) will host a public meeting about its North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project tonight (Thursday, February 16) at Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street), starting at 6:30pm. All interested persons are invited...