Newsletter: July 28

WHAT RHYMES WITH TRIBECA?
I listened to 21 songs with “Tribeca” in the title so that you don’t have to.

RAISING A STINK
Residents say the area outside Bubby’s “smells like a slaughterhouse,” while Bubby’s says it’s working on the problem. A reader, meanwhile, has a proposal for dealing with sidewalk stench….

VALENTINE NO. 8
On the horizon.

POP-UP: CLIFTON CHARLES
Clifton Charles, a company that makes custom shirts (for $99) and suits, has popped-up inside John Allan’s Tribeca.

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/25: Just married. Plus: Weekday street-fair ban; Caravelli’s Pizzeria; “the greatest wine store in America” is in Tribeca; dissecting a loft sale at 58 Walker; Takahachi Bakery; bricks fall from FiDi building.
••• 7/27: Silver Lining bar. Plus: No ice rink in BPC this winter; no link found between 9/11 smoke and cancer; rising sea level affecting BPC walkway; arts endowment in honor of Helene Zucker Seeman; Pearl Street Playground revamp; reviewing Palm restaurants.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Once I started noticing those Verizon carts, I realized they’re all over. What’s up with them?” —Erik

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/25: Abandoned child found in Teardrop Park (he was later identified). Plus: Details on the Asian restaurant coming to the Goldman Sachs complex; volunteer for the 9/11 memorial; BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center’s 2011-12 schedule.
••• 7/27: BLT season. Plus: New Sarabeth’s update; Tribeca Meet & Greet; 1st Precinct neighborhood party; yoga studio no longer donation-based.

 

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