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Seen & Heard: More daylight
Plus Little Island has launched its performance season; Hudson Square BID will collect data on its trees; an art show on the trees of City Hall Park.
Seen & Heard: NYC Fire Museum vs. Disney
Plus a makers workshop for kids in BPC: Seokmin Ko at Art Projects International; concrete at the Skyscraper Museum.
Seen & Heard: Breakfast at Artesano
Plus celebrating the first synagogue; a new Gehry sculpture at 3 WTC; Dance With Miss Rachel goes to India. / 4 comments
An award-winning children’s performer is at Whole Foods every week
Hopalong Andrew, “the countryfied king of our children’s entertainment circuit,” performs for free upstairs at Whole Foods every week.
Seen & Heard: Sponsor a tulip in Washington Market Park
Plus Forge is adding Sunday service; a forum for mayoral candidates on parks and open space; Dinner on Duane tix will open on April 1 and June 1.
Seen & Heard: Powell Building gets preservation award
Plus US Rep. Dan Goldman will hold a virtual town hall; Paris Cafe has closed (again); Downtown Little League opening night is April 4. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Ippodo Gallery opens Thursday
The Japanese gallery will host a reception on Thursday. Plus Smorgasburg is back on April 4; taking on rats in Hudson Square; 53 Beach has sold.
Seen & Heard: March Madness games at Brookfield
Plus Taste of Tribeca is May 17; Complete Playground opens a cafe; Little Engine Theater Company has a show up this month.
Seen & Heard: Shigeru Ban penthouse in contract
Plus a Latin American film series in BPC; Tribeca MedSpa is acquired; a sea of liquor licenses below Canal.
Seen & Heard: Olive Branch Deli has closed
Plus ice water lilies; the Spectrum store closes, again; animated movies at the Museum of the American Indian. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Duane Park events for Groundhog Day this Sunday
Plus Huso should open next week; revisiting the Miracle on the Hudson; accident in front of the Smyth hotel? / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Helping out a longtime neighbor
Local trainer Oscar Smith is recovering from a fire that damaged his studio. Plus moonGarden at the Seaport; STEM queen in BPC; free Sundays at the 9/11 Museum.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/hobby-lobby-nyc-store.html — James / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
No word. I have tried. — Tribeca Citizen / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
The NYT article today about HOBBY LOBBY quotes Chris P (with a picture of him in Gee Whiz) as saying... — Loren / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Instead of having the great bookstore that once stood there, we now have this. I give it 2 1/2 years.... — The Risen Direwolf / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
My favorite building in the neighborhood. Thanks for post this. — A Tribeca Parent / Commercial Loft Peeping: The top floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange
The panic over this is hilarious. Meanwhile, Hobby Lobby sits atop a Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon. Who... — Citizen / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
I do hope they reopen - does anyone have any actual news on an estimated date? Squires is closer to... — Nelson / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating