In the News: Meryl Streep Listed Her Tribeca Penthouse
Plus: The mayor's office claims it wants community input on its jail plan (but is Margaret Chin already onboard?); Seaport restaurant/bar is now a taqueria; beekeeping family; public comment for resiliency proposals.
Seen & Heard: Woolworth Building Lights
Plus: "Ghostbusters" insignia repainted; Kingkow's World Trade Center mall store will reopen; a likely catering kitchen on Reade; Oculus elevator signage; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot; tonight's Video Music Awards performance. / 1 comment
An Italian Food Hall Is Opening at Broadway and Canal
This has the potential to dramatically change the flavor of Canal Street. / 2 comments
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Seen & Heard: A New Wine Bar on Leonard
Plus: Kaffe 1668 South is getting a renovation; construction truck crashes through hollow sidewalk; could the big stage at the Oculus be for the VMAs?; climbing dome at Peck Slip; the entrance to 111 Murray is open (but the sidewalk isn't). / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Store Closure at Brookfield Place
Plus: Attempting to replicate a photo of 111 Murray; tourist bus crowds at West and Chambers; competition to design a better garbage can; half the unknown-location photos from the late 1980s have been identified. / 2 comments
In the News: Tribeca Penthouse Sells at Deep Discount
Plus: Inside the Color Factory pop-up; history of the building where L'Angolo is; the stalled Battery Maritime Building conversion gets a new investor; a toast to Raoul's. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Another Store Closed at the World Trade Center Mall
Plus: Petition against the de Blasio administration's plan to build a 40-story jail on Worth Street; forthcoming barbershop includes "Dazzler" massages; the Kati Roll Company opens today; more shoots. / 20 comments
If Tribeca’s Walls Could Talk
The History of Tribeca Buildings database—compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan—now has more than 100 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are six recent additions.
Seen & Heard: Is Taylor Swift Looking to Expand Her Holdings?
Plus: Tribute to Aretha Franklin at the Franklin Street subway station; a better look at the sad state of the Cast Iron House penthouse; Tribeca Film Festival dates; tennis activities at Brookfield Place. / 4 comments
In the News: The Mayor Is Jamming Through His Jail Plan
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
yeah, but isn't Walmart owned by Idi Amin or Heinrich Himmler or whomever? Amazon is owned by the guy who... — Will Meyerhofer / Ghost Town: The 2018 Retail-Vacancy Report
Yep. It's Amazon. I needed a certain brand of doggie treats intended to address my dog's plaque. I went online,... — Will Meyerhofer / Ghost Town: The 2018 Retail-Vacancy Report
44 Laight? Doesn't seem like it to me. (Eagle was there at the time of LPC designation in 1992 and... — James / Tribeca Then and Now: The Unknowns (Part 1)
Re the MTV awards: if you were planning to stop by to watch, it was taped last night and is... — Hudson River / Seen & Heard: Woolworth Building Lights
Does anyone know if Topview needs a permit to have a stop at Chambers and West? — SW / Seen & Heard: Store Closure at Brookfield Place
Image #12 is the warehouse next to 46 Laight St where I lived for 25 years. Just east off the... — Slue / Tribeca Then and Now: The Unknowns (Part 1)
Fingers crossed this actually happens. It has the potential to transform that corner for the good. It seems the police... — Troy Torrison / An Italian Food Hall Is Opening at Broadway and Canal