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Seen & Heard: Asphalt Green Opening Date
Plus: Pier 25 playground to reopen next weekend; East River Ferry to use larger boats; Pier 26 restaurant progress; a heck of a First-Time Tuesday deal at Cosmopolitan Café.
New Kid on the Block: Aqua
"I want it to be homey and cozy," says Aqua founder Esther Gauthier, "like you're visiting a friend's house, and your friend happens to have a pool, and you decide to do an aquacycling class." / 1 comment
Crossfit 212 Is Expanding in a Big Way
CrossFit 212 only opened on Franklin a year and a half ago, but it's already branching out.
Progress Report: April 2013
Here’s a rundown of the restaurants, shops, and more we can expect to open in the next year or so—with many new updates on exactly when they might debut. If you want to be in the know, this is a post worth studying.
In the News: Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Addition Not Happening
But there will be sliders and mac and cheese. Plus: Inside the Woolworth Building; Tracy Anderson; 3D printing to shore up Pier 40.
In the News: White Street Renovation
Plus: Market/café coming to FiDi; Ultimate Fighting Championship gym; new Tribeca Film Festival venue; night nurses; West Street hotel plan; Canyon Ranch food truck. / 1 comment
Join the Fun at Asphalt Green Battery Park City
Opening in June, Asphalt Green's 52,000-square-foot campus has something for everyone—swimming, fitness, theater, culinary classes, and much more. Plus: This week, it will host open houses for its signature Summer Day Camp, which starts June 27. / Sponsored
In the News: Battery Park City Security Settlement
Plus: A rave for Shigure; Aqua Studio; old South Ferry subway stop reopens; Hale & Hearty back in business; Cat Power. / 1 comment
In the News: FiDi Building Burns Twice
Plus: Free type exhibit; Barry's Bootcamp to sell food; Historic Front Street delay; Shigure ramen; Seaport restaurant sues; the Butterfly's old-fashioned recipe; 99 John sale; Complete Body gym.
Ever Tried Aquaspinning?
At the new Aqua fitness studio on Franklin, which soft-opens for two days this week, you can ride an underwater stationary bike. / 2 comments
In the News: Denny’s or 7-Eleven?
Pick your poison. Plus: City sells two great old buildings; Asphalt Green timetable update; Katie Holmes; "Best of New York" awards; secret Korean restaurant; Tribeca Pediatrics opens way uptown; American Flatbread. / 4 comments
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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