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Seen & Heard: Disarray at Whole Foods
Plus: Quest for a coin-counting machine; construction activity at stalled hotel site; the holdouts at 67 Vestry; future tenant on Church. / 17 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
An 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.
In the News: Neglect on Church Street
Plus: More on the noodle bar inside Brushstroke; Fulton Center is blasting Christmas music onto the street.
Introducing 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. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: 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. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 21
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In the News: Cuomo Signs Battery Park City Bill
But he added a vague caveat. Plus: More thefts in the area; when the country's first black-owned-and-operated newspaper was in Tribeca.
Seen & Heard: Bouley Gets Another Price-Chop
Plus: "Mother!" at the Roxy Cinema; Rubin art studio sale this weekend; music blasting from the Fulton Center; checking in with 565 Broome; more "Succession" shoots.
2017 Shop-Local Gift Guide (Part 7)
For the person who has everything: booze, sweets, flowers, spa treatments, fitness classes, new experiences, and branded merchandise. / 1 comment
In the News: The Next Chapter for a Controversial Conversion
Plus: A thorough look at the landgrab happening in FiDi; an incubator for start-ups at WeWork's new Tribeca space. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Changes at the Jazz Club on Murray
Plus: Gigantic video ads on buses; remodeled Soho Square appears to be on the verge of reopening; John Varvatos shoot; the soft glow of electric sex; Best of New Tribeca survey. / 2 comments