Plus: P.S. 89 parents want more security; a visit to Let There Be Neon; Serafina is opening a Caribbean resort.
Plus: Tap dancing show at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; how to apply for Community Board 1; "Fashion Victim" TV shoot; Lilac fundraising drive.
Plus: The Smyth hotel was sold; fashion designer Ji Oh's Tribeca favorites; city agency appears to push Water Street arcade privatization; addressing the problem of vacant storefronts.
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Two weeks of fashion events at Spring Studios; variance for the new condominium at Sixth Ave. and White Street; Five Boro Bike Tour; privately owned public space compliance; more. / 3 comments
Plus: A Subway sandwich shop closed; Laughing Man holiday party; toy drive at ARC Athletics; WeWork opened its first Tribeca location; "Succession" and "240" shoots. / 2 comments
"A friend asked last night if there was a Moore Street in Tribeca, or just a North Moore Street, and I froze up, embarrassed I didn't know. Am I just a hopeless Tribeca newbie and everyone else knows the answer?" —W. / 6 comments
Plus: Sales at Schoolhouse Electric and Antiqueria Tribeca; year-round twice-weekly composting at the Tribeca Greenmarket; the ramifications of the huge Pier 17 rooftop event space; "Billions" is back again.
Plus: Changes to the traffic flow south of City Hall Park; update on the plan for a one-seat train ride from Lower Manhattan to Newark Airport; 3 World Trade Center restaurants delayed; Brooklyn Bridge Beach. / 1 comment
Plus: Archive of Contemporary Music's holiday record and CD dale; Tribeca Tavern painting; Antoni Gaudí's influence on area architecture; 15-minute "Christmas Carol." / 3 comments
Plus: New York City's first Christmas tree vendor was in this area; World Trade Center Transportation Hub to get chemical-weapon sensors; NYC Ferry boats are leaking.
Plus: So-called public plazas that remain unopen to the public; history of a Broadway building; alleged subway groper; extensive canopy planned for the roof of Pier 17. / 8 comments
Plus: Ward III has soft-reopened; the flared top of 111 Murray; the north side of Citigroup's curtain wall; Worth Street reconstruction progress; Wicked update. / 1 comment
Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church