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    In the News: Verdict on 11-15 Leonard

    Sort of. Plus: Pier A timetable; World Trade Center sphere; 11 N. Moore to break ground; Andrew Albert verdict; Operation Sail; P.S. 276 kindergarten.

    First Impressions: Aire Ancient Baths

    I have tested the waters at the 16,000-square-foot bathhouse. While it has some kinks to work out, it's pretty spectacular. Start training for the heptabathalon! / 4 comments

    Open Letter: 11-15 Leonard Street

    Every now and then someone copies me on an impassioned email that I think might foster debate, so I'm starting an occasional series called Open Letter. Up first: Hal Bromm's plea to the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the proposed design for a new building at 11-15 Leonard. / 14 comments

    First Impressions: Demi Monde

    The new subterranean bar is obviously the coolest thing going in FiDi. But should you go? / 3 comments

    Vacant No More

    Another lot is getting luxury condos. The usual suspects are involved.

    Seen & Heard: Bathhouse Open for Business

    Plus: New Amsterdam Market; 250 West update; an excellent dessert; mysterious tree stump.

    Progress Report: May 2012

    It can be hard to keep up with everything that's coming soon (or coming eventually), so here’s a quick rundown. / 5 comments

    Newsletter: May 21

    Nosy Neighbor: 73 Warren • New Kid on the Block: Maslow 6 Wine Bar • Taste of Tribeca • Egging parents • Welcome to Tweebeca • Demi Monde • More

    A Most Delicious Day

    That was another wonderful Taste of Tribeca today—congratulations to the volunteers who put the event together; it surely raised tons of money for P.S. 234 and P.S. 150. If you weren't there, here's what you missed. / 2 comments

    Coming Up: Cavernous Entrails, CD Sale, Cowboy Junkies

    Plus: "Made in New York," Joan Osborne, Taj Mahal, "In Darkness," and art.

    Recent Real Estate Sales in Tribeca

    Nineteen sales were recorded in the past week. Notably: Several more of the American Express Carriage House units (and parking spaces) were sold, and Diana Kellogg Architects has purchased the commercial space at 69 Hudson.

    In the News: Proposed Landmark Addition

    Plus: Occupy Wall Street overreaction; FiDi non-chain resto; BPC kindergarteners might be headed to Chinatown; jogger in the drink; Collect Pond House puzzle; Gateway Place confab.