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Adventures in Bag Snagging
Back in December, I crowdfunded a Bag Snagger—a grappling hook on a pole, with a bunch of attachable poles to extend the reach—for use in the neighborhood. Having tried it out a few times, I have an update for the donors and everyone else. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Terroir Is Taking Reservations
Plus: North End Grill is tilting toward France; protest signs at Melet Mercantile; "Untitled photo shoot" today; a dreaded discount store is back. / 2 comments
In the News: History of a W. Broadway Building
Plus: A Tribecan and his art collection; mock vigil at Bowling Green; Balenciaga handbags stolen from Saks Fifth Avenue. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Neighbors Pelting a Construction Site With Objects
Plus: Activity at the long-gestating site of an Austrian bakery; catering license requested for Murray Street space; "traffic calming" proposal at Hubert and Washington; mysterious signage in northwest Tribeca; "Happy" shoot. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The Final Pieces of 56 Leonard
Plus: Dangerous crane on Church; an odd aircraft; Styrofoam pellets all over Leonard; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf definitely not reopening; new Walker Street gallery in doubt; ice groundhog. / 8 comments
In the News: Tribeca Film Festival to Kick Off Uptown
Plus: When Frederick Douglass stayed on Lispenard; anti-Trump protest in Foley Square; the world of fountain pens; Matt Abramcyk's Gowanus hotel is on the market before opening.
Seen & Heard: Extensive Underground Passageway
Plus: Bike showroom has taken the place of the 443 Greenwich sales office; discussing Rumi at Poets House; more "love locks" showing up in weird places; Pupculture opening forecast; a Fulton Center store has closed; the new Spring Street deli has opened. / 8 comments
In the News: The History of Lispenard’s Meadow
Plus: The Downtown Alliance is soliciting proposals to beautify the New York Stock Exchange area; profile of Mysterious Bookshop; L'Appart restaurant at Le District; man attacked by stroller-pushing couple wielding a box cutter.
Seen & Heard: Advance Notice About Protests
Plus: Questions about that coffee cart photo; Yves is asking for a large sidewalk café; dubious subway signage at the World Trade Center mall; more on the bus-vs.-bollard battle; dogs being walked in Whole Foods; Chris Meloni TV show shoot; gently falling snow. / 14 comments
In the News: “Piss and Vinegar”
Plus: The recipe for a popular Two Hands dish; layout for the new Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza.
In the News: Local Politicians Pester City for Construction Oversight
Plus: Wrong-way cyclist hit by car; preview of the new ferry service's boats and docks.
Seen & Heard: Archive of Protest Signs
Plus: Fancy watch found on Harrison this morning; activity in the former American Flatbread space?; Melissa McCarthy film shooting this week; subway entrances at the World Trade Center mall; kids' clothing drive reminder. / 1 comment
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The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Very curious. Were news outlets informed and kept quiet or were they not informed? It's also hard to find what... — Vickery Eckhoff / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?