No shocker for those who travel regularly through Bogardus Plaza, yet still a big bummer: Tribeca Plate, which operates out of the kiosk on Chambers and West Broadway, will be closing Friday, Dec. 6.

The Friends of Bogardus is looking for a new tenant and has issued an RFP. There will be a pre-proposal conference held on site at the kiosk on Dec. 9 at 11a; the due date is Jan. 6. The use can be food & bev OR merchandise, and the proposals will be chosen based on the applicant’s plan for annual fees, their expertise, and the quality of the operation. (The construction of the kiosk was funded by local patrons with the idea that the rent will support the maintenance of the plaza.)

Can one of you creative folks come up with something cool for this thing?? Not that I know anything about the food business, but it seems to me you have to offer one thing that’s really good — and nothing else — so it becomes a destination, like Magnolia Bakery or Los Tacos. Ooo! Maybe they would do their breakfast tacos there all day! (and all night)

Or maybe it’s a year-round pop-up shop that has seasonal offerings?

Zucker’s first took the sublease on the kiosk in June 2022. They left after their one year lease ran out, and the folks from Benvenuto, who operate several kiosks around the city, took over the lease in October 2023.