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Seen & Heard: The WTC Performing Arts Center Is Taking Shape
Plus: Chipotle and Blaue Gans have reopened; Peanuts murals by various artists; bubble tea shop now open on Chambers; celebrate mushroom sustainability at Graffiti Earth; when Grand Banks will start serving food; "Big Bank Attack" shoot.
Tribeca Then and Now: South Tribeca
Remember when United Rubber had a store on Warren Street? / 2 comments
6 Cortlandt Alley: Downtown’s Undeniable Best Buy at $1,579 per Sqft – Immediate Occupancy
Six Cortlandt Alley has been meticulously restored and converted into five full floor lofts including two duplex penthouses with substantial private outdoor space. / Sponsored
Military Helicopters Scare Lower Manhattan
Around 9 p.m. last night, helicopters with minimal lights began buzzing through the neighborhood at extremely low altitudes. Needless to say, in an area understandably wary of aircraft, people were upset. / 57 comments
In the News: Helicopter Ban Proposed Again
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt returns to cook in Tribeca through May; group portrait of artists who never left Tribeca or Soho; Resy to withhold popular booking times; tattoo parlor setting up at Saks Fifth Avenue. / 3 comments
Another Pilates Studio Is Opening Here
BKPilates, which has outposts in Sheepshead Bay and the Flatiron District, will soft-open a Tribeca studio next week.
New to Market – 30 Warren, Tribeca Condominium Residences from $1.995M
A boutique scale condominium in the heart of Tribeca, 30 Warren has ten-foot ceilings, oversized windows, and contemporary design and architecture by Post-Office Architectes / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: A Better Look Inside Trader Joe’s
The store will have at least 29 registers. Plus: Grand Banks opens Friday for drinks; Cass Lilien's note to the thief who burgled her studio; thoughts on a first visit to Frenchette; free paper shredding at Duane Park; Anyway Café on Broome; Barney Savage Gallery show. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Jewelry Store Burgled
Plus: The Ghostbusters firehouse is completely revealed, but one of the sidewalk icons is gone; Taste of Battery Park City is this weekend; "Ray Donovan" shoot; W. Broadway condo update; 3 World Trade Center's hoist is nearly removed. / 4 comments
Meet Your New Community Police Officers
The citywide neighborhood policing program has finally made its way to Lower Manhattan: Pairs of officers have been assigned to four areas within the 1st Precinct, with their cell phones and email addresses made available to the public. / 8 comments
In the News: Judge’s Ruling on the Crane Collapse
Plus: What's up at the building with Azabu in the basement; anti-Chick-fil-A rant; Hudson River Park's financial situation; Tribeca Film Festival family event; history of a Broadway building; is Mattress Firm in trouble? / 1 comment
Bare Walls? Have No Fear: Superfine! Is Here
A sleeker, chic-er, and more fun art collecting experience, Superfine! – The Fair returns from May 2-6 for its second year in the Meatpacking District. In just two weeks, 78 booths showcasing the work of 300+ emerging artists from New York and around the globe will land just a ten-minute bike or Uber ride up the West Side Highway. / Sponsored