Plus: Seduction Saturday at Tribeca Grand; Holy Schmitt's horseradish; Duane Street storefront sold; BMCC trailers gone by next week; NYC trivia night; Tribeca Royale setback.
We know what the drill means by now.... Someone wants to build something new at that spot. A big chunk of history is about to get demolished. / 22 comments
With so many new buildings underway, we were due for a recap of where they're at and what they'll ultimately look like. (We've seen the future, and it's boxy!) Plus: A new design for 290 West. / 6 comments
Plus: 56 Leonard trompe l'oeil; MaryAnn's harassment lawsuit; "Blacklist" TV show filming here; Howard. / 5 comments
Bet there will be soon. Plus: Time Inc. close to signing at Brookfield Place; food court to have Asian restaurant; stock exchange angers CB1 Landmarks; 1 Beekman spec renderings. / 1 comment
Plus: J&R update; 1 World Trade Center's exterior hoist; Quiznos in limbo; P.S. 3 Artfest; fava bean season. / 1 comment
Plus: A video report on Ninja; South Street Seaport's summer plans; "Ghostbusters III." / 1 comment
Plus: Developer charged with apartment building not being ADA-compliant; Battery Park City Authority sues banks; repairing pilings.
Plus: No construction at Chambers and W. Broadway; Hotel Hugo's façade and the name of its Italian restaurant; two TV shows (including a Batman-ish one) shooting here; Art in General installation.
Plus: Inside jeweler Gillian Steinhardt's studio; City Winery opening in other cities; should 3 World Trade Center get another $1.2 billion in subsidies?; Battery Park City Authority's charitable spending. / 4 comments
"My wife and I have been wondering what's going into the old bank space on Broadway between Canal and Lispenard. It has been under construction for a while now. Do you know?" —Sam / 1 comment
Plus: The noisy hoist at 56 Leonard; Gourmet Garage signage; "Ghostbusters" screening; another closure at Brookfield Place; new FiDi sandwich shop.
Eliz, I tried to make clear my disgust and disdain for placard abuse. I validated your outrage at the top... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/17/icymi-the-speed-limit-is-now-20-mph/ — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Ah yes, the city was given permission to lower limits, I just didn't know that Chambers had gotten the treatment... — malcolm / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
If free and easy on-street parking isn't compatible with lower Manhattan, then why is it available to city workers? The... — Elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Apparently the speed limit is now 20. No one would ever know that since the street is usually backed up... — elizabeth / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Sorry, your lone justifiable outrage IMO is that cops, firemen, court officers and other apparatchiks get free parking spaces. We... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Don't the speed cameras only kick in at 11mph over? So wouldn't that mean at least 36mph? — malcolm / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses