INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 29)
Not-half-bad photos of greater Tribeca by yours truly (as if you needed reminding that the neighborhood is incredibly photogenic).

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THE STORY OF THE SALT SHED
A report from Jolene Howard about the recent Soho Photo gallery talk with the architects of the DSNY’s Spring Street Salt Shed, along with photos showing the structure’s rise.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/24: Slow going at the Greenwich Street hotel. Plus: Newsstand light pollution; more of 91 Leonard has been revealed; Japanese ceramics store on Crosby; making the best of a sidewalk-shed situation.
••• 12/25: The future of Tribeca Citizen. Plus: Saks Off Fifth looks increasingly unlikely; the state of 70 Vestry’s sidewalks; more of 440 Washington revealed; the nook of a storefront on Warren; checking in on the Park Place tower.
••• 12/26: David Burke Kitchen has closed. Plus: The facade of 21 Park Place is being demolished (above); five unidentified dead restaurants; storefront for lease on Franklin; new locksmith.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/24: The Mayor’s push for his 50-story jail tower. Plus: Financial benefits to be reaped by Google and the owner of 550 Washington; the Port Authority has offered to manage construction of the stalled St. Nicholas National Shrine.

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ANOTHER MASSAGE PARLOR HAS OPENED HERE
The mystery of what’s coming to 150-152 Chambers didn’t take long to solve itself.

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