Newsletter: Dec. 25

Mudville 9Morgan's MarketMORGAN’S MARKET WILL NO LONGER BE OPEN 24 HOURS
New York might be the city that never sleeps, but Tribeca is another story.

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Woolworth ToursCHRISTMAS AT THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING
Come experience the magic: This beloved masterpiece by architect Cass Gilbert opened in 1913 and was the tallest building in the world for 17 years. Long-closed except to its tenants, its magnificent vintage lobby is now open daily for public and private group tours by pre-registration only at www.WoolworthTours.com. Sponsored.

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courtesy Y7 StudioY7 STUDIO IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
The Tribeca location of “the Original Hip-Hop Yoga Studio” has finally been revealed.

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Roxy CinemaATTENTION CINEPHILES
Need some better dialogue in your life? Presenting The Roxy Cinema Membership! Membership grants you unlimited access to ALL SHOWTIMES at The Roxy Cinema Tribeca—plus, free popcorn! Specializing in first-run independent films, rare archival prints and 35mm cult classics, we’re the best movie house on the block, buster! Purchase yours at RoxyCinemaTribeca.com for $125 per year. For not-so-general audiences. Sponsored.

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Walker Hotel TribecaINTRODUCING THE WALKER HOTEL TRIBECA
The hotel under conversion at Broadway and Walker finally has a name—Walker Hotel Tribeca—and eyebrow-raising plans, including a 4 a.m. liquor license, roof deck and, in the below-ground levels, DJs and amplified live music.

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Whole Foods TribecaSEEN & HEARD
••• 12/21: Bar Cyrk remains in limbo. Plus: Thierry Despont art exhibit; extensions to ads on pay phones; Frenchette paint job; the State Liquor Authority hearing about Town Stages; Soho Art Materials is moving; Classic Car Club space has been leased.
••• 12/22: Disarray at Whole Foods (above). Plus: Quest for a coin-counting machine; construction activity at stalled hotel site; the holdouts at 67 Vestry; future tenant on Church.
••• 12/23: No sign of life at Trader Joe’s. Plus: Club Pilates opening forecast; Calypso St. Barth is kaput; some banks accept unrolled coins; strange bus stop placement; survey about possible improvements to the New York Stock Exchange area; last call for the Best of New Tribeca 2017 survey.

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Pier 17AN EARLY LOOK INSIDE PIER 17
The other night, I attended a party in a raw space on the fourth floor of Pier 17, the tent-pole attraction at the reinvented South Street Seaport, now calling itself the Seaport District. There were spectacular views in three directions, but of equal interest was the journey to and from the event. Take a peek.

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courtesy Daytonian in ManhattanIN THE NEWS
••• 12/21: Neglect on Church Street (above). Plus: More on the noodle bar inside Brushstroke; Fulton Center is blasting Christmas music onto the street.
••• 12/24: The Trump Soho has been rebranded. Plus: Anthony Bourdain’s street-food court in Hudson River Park isn’t happening; Tribecan received dog as gift; one Pace University worker stabbed another.

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Where in Tribeca...?WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Nathan R for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer.

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