Plus: How to complain about Academy buses; Pier 17 holdout; Occupy Wall Street march; Oktoberfest; 56 Warren deep dive.
As you read in the previous post, Smitten Films founder Lisa Ridd has offered to make a 2-3 minute love letter to Tribeca, using video and photos sent in by you. So let's get mooooving! / 1 comment
Lena Dunham's hairstylist, Rheanne White, has opened her first salon. "I've always loved Staple Street, and when I saw this place was available, that was it," she says. / 2 comments
Plus: Tribeca on the New Yorker's cover; PATH train to Newark airport?; Verizon building condos; Lower Manhattan tech initiative; cyclists assaulted; no longer "Ground Zero"; time-lapse video of 1 World Trade Center's rise; 100 Hudson. / 3 comments
Beloved kids' dance teacher Rachel Cantor is back in Tribeca with her own studio, Dance with Miss Rachel. "It has been amazing to watch kids' eyes light up when they walk in and see it," she says.
Including plans for a caviar bar in the old Silver Lining space, an unnamed fitness studio on Warren, free tickets to the Flea, alcohol downgrade at Kori Tribeca, and a new newsstand. / 2 comments
Plus: Parm opening in Brookfield Place; election results; residents slam Seaport City concept; 334 Canal condos; feds seize FiDi condos from Russians; inside the 9/11 Museum; 1 World Trade Center's disappointing spire. / 2 comments
Here's a rundown of what to expect (up Church and Sixth, and down Varick and W. Broadway), along with two "improvements" the Department of Transportation decided to do while it was in the area. / 5 comments
Plus: Artist Raymond Pettibon; shiny new building for the Seaport skyline; Alexander Wang partied at Pier 17; 25 Broad refurbished; Canal Street building.
Chatting with Ellen Robbins, a dance teacher for more than four decades (who is now teaching here), about what children can get from dance—including grace, poise, and an outlet for self-expression. / 4 comments
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?