Newsletter: Aug. 31

Store for rentTHE DESERTIFICATION OF STREET-LEVEL TRIBECA
The glut of vacant storefronts continues to grow. Blame landlords all you want, but the bigger issue is that people just don’t shop the way they used to. The question now: What can be done with so much unnecessary real estate?

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102-104 FranklinVALENTINE NO. 60
You have to squint pretty hard to see the bright side of demolition, but here it goes: After a building has been torn down, you often get a heretofore unavailable view of something, usually the back side of a neighboring building.

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LOOKING FOR WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MARRIAGE?
New Workshop Starting September 28: Seven Principles for Making Relationships Work.
A research-based approach presented in a fun and low pressure environment. Based on the New York Times best-seller by Dr. John Gottman, the Seven Principles Workshop is designed for any couple, straight or gay, in a committed relationship. At the 8-week workshop you’ll learn how to: Foster respect, affection and closeness; build and share a deeper connection with each other’s inner world; keep conflict discussions calm; break though and resolve gridlock; strengthen friendship; and enhance intimacy. This workshop involves listening to lectures as a group and doing exercises privately as a couple. Location: 32 Broadway. Cost: $80 per couple. For additional info and registration visit: https://principlesfall2017.eventbrite.com. Sponsored.

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courtesy Alexander and BoninSEEN & HEARD
••• 8/28: Ichimura’s new name. Plus: Amazing photo from the Municipal Building; downtown tours led by guides in period costume; Dan Zanes concert at Wagner Park; space-age subway station in the World Trade Center Oculus.
••• 8/29: Amazon takes space at Century 21. Plus: The likely explanation for the name of Holy Ground restaurant; a report on the state of cobblestone streets; “Oops” at R & Company; answer to last week’s “Where in Tribeca…?” stumper.
••• 8/30: Activity at the former Don Hills. Plus: “White pride” bracelet spotted on the bus; a day of free barre classes; two exhibits at Alexander and Bonin (above); writers on war.

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New York VintnersNEW YORK VINTNERS IS CLOSING ITS WARREN STREET LOCATION
But the big “indoor farm” project on Barclay Street is still on, says owner Shane Benson.

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109 W. BroadwayIN THE NEWS
••• 8/28: Holy Ground restaurant (above). Plus: The four announced candidates vying for Squadron’s former seat; Seaport Museum to restore the Ambrose; a push to landmark two FiDi buildings.
••• 8/29: What’s cheaper now at Whole Foods. Plus: The new chef at the restaurant formerly known as Ichimura; another building to go up near the Holland Tunnel; Queens ferry service launches today; Drake’s menswear shop.

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91 LeonardNOSY NEIGHBOR
“Why are there hay bales at construction sites?” —B. The answer.

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THEN & NOW: NORTHWEST TRIBECA
I bungled the link to part 3 of Ivan Kosnyrev’s Then & Now photo series, and then I forgot—twice—to run a corrected link in the newsletter. (My brain goes on vacation even when my body stays at home.) So here it is: then-vs.-now comparisons in northwest Tribeca.

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