Newsletter: Oct. 29

TRIBECA IN THE 1980S
This is one of the more terrific things I’ve posted in a while: a cache of photos showing what Tribeca looked like in the 1980s. (Desolate, for one thing!) Also: Your help may still be required in IDing some of the locations. And once we have an idea of where they were all shot, I’ll go do some then-and-now comparisons.

SHARE YOUR SANDY
Send your storm-related photos, videos, observations, and news to tribecacitizen@gmail.com, and I’ll post them here in a timeline. Let’s hope it goes as smoothly as last year.

BREAD TRIBECA IS MOVING
…to somewhere else in Tribeca. Three possible locations, based on what we know.

CORRECTION
Please note the update from the Landmarks Preservation Commission about the work being done 165 Church.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/25: Aamanns opening date. Plus: Memphis Three documentary; pizza coming to Max; Google Street View.
••• 10/26: Drybar delay. Plus: The Starbucks in the World Financial Center is staying open for a while longer; 165 Church update; medlars and pickles; Nassau construction finished; want to invest in a new Tribeca restaurant?

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers, who correctly IDed last week’s “Where in Tribeca…?” To find out which restaurant has this (excellent) photo on its wall, click here.

IN THE NEWS
••• 10/25: Huge “SEAPORT” sign approved. Plus: Tribeca is expensive; Condé Nast scion sells; Trinity closes St. Paul’s restrooms; East River Blueway renderings; dog drama at Gateway Plaza.
••• 10/26: More on Cortlandt Way. Plus: New York Times reviews Cómodo; downtown outpost for the National Archives; another fast food option opens in FiDi.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 10/27/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.

PHOTO SAFARI!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions.

 

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