THE 9/11 MEMORIAL PLAZA IS OPEN FOR REAL
In my opinion, the demilitarization of the WTC zone is far more momentous than the opening of the 9/11 Museum, because it’s the second major step—after the creation of the plaza—in bringing the area back to life.
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BONKERS SKYDIVING STUNT
Did anyone see them landing on a barge in the Hudson River? Or better yet, take photos?
CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
It was long and ugly, with hot topics including a rooftop bar at the new hotel on Broadway (left), 60 Hudson’s noise and sidewalk shed, closing a block of Varick for a day, sidewalk cafés on side streets, and more.
IN THE NEWS
••• 5/15: Jake Gyllenhaal, house hunter. Plus: President Obama dedicates 9/11 Museum; artwork about 9/11 sky; Tribeca Film Festival headquarters on the market; Distilled recipe; ferry-horn nuisance; Fountain Pen Hospital.
••• 5/16: Broadway landmark hotel details. Plus: City Hall Park artwork stolen; Bâtard forecast; driver crashes into NYPD headquarters; Chambers closure on Monday.
••• 5/18: Brookfield Place food court. Plus: Jill Abramson; 9/11 Museum gift shop; south Tribeca development; “Dream House”; Fulton Center progress; “Frozen” cakes; new performing arts school.
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A DEAL TO SAVE PIER 40
…at the expense of riverfront real estate.
NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Is there another ferry dock being built in Battery Park City, just south of the current one?” —A. Nope. Here’s what is happening.
WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Kacee for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to learn the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/15: The new TV show called “Angie Tribeca.” Plus: Nirvana International’s moving sale; Michelle Obama dines in Tribeca again; Desbrosses question; Washington Market restaurant update; Racines NY on OpenTable; free “As You Like It”; buildings to be lit red.
••• 5/16: Mondo Cane moving sale. Plus: Negroni popsicles; Union Bar + Kitchen has soft-opened; Chambers storefront demolition; Paris Cafe party; Super Linda and Bisutoro; seventh-grade dystopian opera.
••• 5/17: W. Broadway nightclub. Plus: Arcade Bakery opens Monday [today]; 93 Worth storefront (right); Tin Building meeting; JEM Fabrics rave; Downtown Boathouse opens on Pier 40; CD and record sale; City Hall Park tree uprooted.
PHOTO SAFARI!
A.k.a. random pictures with snarky captions. Below: A New York City bouquet.