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In the News: Jennifer Lawrence Is Looking for a Tribeca Rental
Plus: "Digital tastemaker" Chris Black; Hamptons ferry not happening from North Cove Marina; medical school rents space here. / 1 comment
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (June)
Discussed: Tribeca Grand's new jazz club (with help from the Silver Lining guys); City Winery's restaurant at Pier 25; Downtown Boathouse urination; M1-5 patrons; Hudson River Park bike path signage; Maison Kayser sidewalk café; Sukkot and sukkahs. / 3 comments
Is the BMCC Site Still in Play?
If Related Companies succeeds in its plan to move the BMCC campus, we could end up with a wall of glass buildings like the dreadful Trump ones on the Upper West Side. / 30 comments
Seen & Heard: Jacadi Kidswear Store Is Open
Plus: Citigroup's sidewalk shed is going up; Dirty Bird now serving beer and wine; fireworks tonight; meditation, orgasmic and otherwise. / 1 comment
First Look: 111 Murray
Including renderings of the 62-story tower, the public plaza, the streetscapes, and the retail spaces. / 4 comments
Newsletter: June 11
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A Third Chipotle for Tribeca?
I had heard whispers that Chipotle was looking for a space in central Tribeca, so it came as a surprise that a build-out is actually said to be underway in the northeast. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Is the Copenhagen Doomed?
Plus: New York Kitchen & Bath on Broadway; Warren Street bar trying again; welcome improvements at Yoya's Park; another commercial shoot. / 2 comments
In the News: A Lot of Restaurant News
Including chef Floyd Cardoz leaving White Street; Wylie Dufresne's FiDi plans; the Brookfield Place Parm; Houseman opening date. Plus: A gang robbed Patron of the New; biker assault conviction; restaurant sued over spill; West Thames Park. / 1 comment
The New Design for 2 World Trade Center
The 81-story "tower will feel equally at home in Tribeca and the World Trade Center," says architect Bjarke Ingels, who also lives in Tribeca. Click through for renderings galore.... / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: “Mystery Show” Podcast
Plus: Leonard Street refurbishment unveiled; old signage uncovered on Beach Street; brickwork on Vestry; concerts at Washington Market Park.
In the News: Tribeca Cinemas Is Said to Be Closing
And the building may be torn down. Plus: Mayor de Blasio met with helicopter lobbyists but not with opponents; fitness entrepreneur Taryn Toomey; tugboat looking for new home; Thompson Street desecration. / 1 comment