Newsletter: Feb. 15

WILL EQUINOX GET MUSCLED OUT OF 50 MURRAY?
Alleging excessive noise, the owner of 50 Murray served the gym with a notice of intent to terminate the lease. Equinox has filed a countersuit.

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CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES (FEBRUARY 2016)
Discussed at last week’s meeting: An update on the crane accident and what might be done differently; Bogardus Plaza progress report (rendering above); work to start soon on City Vineyard, the restaurant at Pier 26; M1-5 and its neighbors’ frustration; Citigroup plaza changes; Spring Studios lighting; Tribeca Family Festival; Transportation Alternatives event.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/11: Grazin’ is open after all. Plus: Best Market signage (above); news from Tribeca Beauty Spa; BMCC faculty art exhibit; the winners of Soho Photo’s annual Krappy Kamera Competition.
••• 2/12: Updates on two restaurants—Sushi Tatsu on Franklin and the Wayfarer on Greenwich. Plus: Parking abuse outside a school; construction at the Verizon Building; comptroller survey on noise.
••• 2/13: Crane scheduled and then postponed. Plus: Best Market opening date; Valentine’s Day spirit at Tribeca Treats; Kanye West namechecks the neighborhood; the Varick bike path gets a temporary fix; “Angie Tribeca.”
••• 2/14: Citigroup’s shrinking plaza. Plus: Zucker’s is opening a third location; charging stations at Gotan; new salon on Church Street is open; Cornell printmaking students’ show at Front Art Space.

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Ridleys-Candies-established-1806.-Chambers-and-Hudson-Streets-1896.-Photo-by-Robert-L.-Bracklow (1)IN THE NEWS
••• 2/11: Is Tribeca the new Upper East Side? Plus: Recap of the School Overcrowding Task Force meeting; design and engineering firms chosen for storm resiliency measures; supertall tower likely coming to South Street.
••• 2/12: Cyclist hit by truck. Plus: The menu and a rendering for City Vineyard at Pier 26; Chambers and Hudson in the late 19th century (above); fitness instructor Taryn Toomey on how to cope with fashion week.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to JD for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to discover the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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