Of the 900 or so posts from 2024, these are the 25 that got the most traction — ie page views. And it’s a mixed bag, with good news — the opening of one of the best restaurants in the city — and bad — see the six notable restaurant closures below. The biggest losses, however, were the people we loved and who loved Tribeca: David Bouley, Peter Bianco, James Kent — and now Richard Parsons. All four, all too soon.

Sarabeth’s will close tonight
Sarabeth’s, the 43-year-old local chain that has had an outpost here for 13 years, is serving for just a few more hours.

Big lines at Barnes & Noble
The closing of the bookseller brought lines around the store for discounted merch.

Missing Fidi teenager has been found in the East Village
A teenage girl was MIA and her family put out a bulletin — which paid off when she was found by a security guard at the Seward Park Library.

Crown Shy chef James Kent dies at age 45
The born-and-raised Downtown kid — and Fidi resident — started his career as a 14-year-old apprentice to David Bouley and went on to work for every great chef of that generation before opening his own celebrated restaurants.

Getting a look at the future 5 World Trade Center
The mostly residential building will be 900 feet tall and have 1325 apartments over a commercial base. Plus an overview of what’s left to develop at the WTC.

The sore thumb of Tribeca
New York magazine‘s Intelligencer made a list of buildings that stick out like sore thumbs and the un-townhouse at 187 Franklin makes the list.

Barnes & Noble will close next month
It was a matter of time. The bookseller opened on Warren and Greenwich in 2007. The Fifth Avenue flagship opened in 1971.

Whole Foods ransacked
A man ran through the store last week, throwing food off the shelves and smashing glass cases and bottles.

The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
A list of the extinct projects in the neighborhood.

Caliza has closed permanently
The Mexican restaurant was opened by a Tribecan and a veteran of the NYC restaurant scene in 2023 on the prominent Tribeca corner at N. Moore and Greenwich.

Are moderately priced restaurants doomed in Tribeca?
Ajisai on Duane Park, which replaced Tokyo Bay nearly two years ago, has closed permanently. It inspired a list.

Sneak Peek: Beefbar
The restaurant opened in the former Nobu space on Hudson and Franklin — the first NYC location of a global franchise and owned and operated by a local family.

Sneak Peek: Forge is now taking reservations
Marc Forgione’s new space at 30 Hudson is bright and warm with 60 seats in the dining room and 24 at the bar. He moved from his longtime spot on Reade and Hudson.

Meadow Lane coming to Harrison & Greenwich
What sounds like a to-go concept is coming to the Harrison/Maison Kayser/Chanson space.

Blue Smoke will close in December
The restaurant was on Vesey in Battery Park City since January 2012, an offshoot of Danny Meyer’s original Flatiron location.

Japanese Market coming to Greenwich & Franklin
Hashi Market took the space just south of Benvenuto on Greenwich and Franklin, which was once Tribeca Tap House.

Peter Bianco has died at 51
Born and raised in Rome, Bianco chose the United States — and Tribeca — to raise his family. He died on April 5. The cause was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer that had just been diagnosed the previous August.

Khe-Yo has closed permanently
The Laotian restaurant opened in the summer of 2013 and was a neighborhood favorite ever since.

New Kid on the Block: Warren Street Bar & Restaurant
The new hotel’s dining room, designed by Kit Kemp, opens at 7a for breakfast and goes all night. Go for tea and then some.

New Kid on the Block: Eulalie
The latest restaurant from the husband and wife team Chip&Tina has solidified West Broadway as the fine dining restaurant row. It has since been named one of the 100 best restaurants in the city.

Update on the shelter coming to 105 Washington
The Safe Haven shelter, now open, was the first in CB1, which until recently had no homeless shelters in its district.

David Bouley dies at 70
His career shaped modern American dining in the broadest sense, but his impact was also local: for Tribeca and its development as a neighborhood, it cannot be overestimated.

Hobby Lobby coming to Tribeca
The massive national chain — they have more than 1000 stores — will take one of the spaces at 270 Greenwich, above Whole Foods.

Upon the Palace will open this fall
The former Salaam Bombay space now houses a Chinese restaurant operated by a group that has two others in Chelsea and Midtown.

Independence Plaza neighbors gearing up to fight tower
At a community meeting hosted by Councilman Chris Marte, organizers said they hope to find skills, expertise and funding for a non-profit that will fight a 900-foot tower for Greenwich and Jay.