That's the news from the folks behind the pro-Asphalt Green meeting this past weekend. More as it develops.... UPDATE: A report of what happened at the BPCA meeting.
Plus: Pro-Asphalt Green meeting report; Tribeca couple sues tenants for painting apartment in "putrid" colors; new Seaport gallery.
Plus: Chambers Street hotel (or condo) sold and back on track; Trinity Church cancels its Halloween festivities; bakery closed; another 7-Eleven; cheesesteaks in FiDi. / 11 comments
Plus: Celebrity dog appearance; upcoming literary salon; Foley Square food festival; photos of Asphalt Green Battery Park City. / 1 comment
...as "more of a bar." Plus: Meeting to discuss Asphalt Green stonewalling; fire on Church Street; Sweet Lily closing for renovations; a "Macbeth" for Halloween.
New gallery, restaurant name change, salon closed. Plus: Save at Barry's Bootcamp; CD sale dates; new Chinatown hotel. Update: Sunny One Chinese restaurant only temporarily closed.
Plus: Asphalt Green without Asphalt Green?; post–St. Vincent's health care downtown; morris dancing; Yunnan cuisine; Tribeca Grand temporary nightclub closed; tasting menus. / 2 comments
Plus: New underground spa; progress at Warren Street prepared-food shop; Franklin Station wine bar name; "Made in Jersey" and "Law & Order: SVU" TV shoots; Cricketer's Arms signage; Duane Reade closing?; innovative garbage cans; new allergist office. / 4 comments
Plus: Brooklyn Bridge weekend closures; N. Moore closure; Olivier Cheng; Loopy Doopy. / 2 comments
The popular fitness facility—where type-A personalities go to sweat together—opens tomorrow at 1 York. Classes can be purchased individually, but through Monday, you can mention Tribeca Citizen for a deal on the Tribeca Gold membership.
Plus: P.S. 234 "backpack letter"; Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan; Leonard Street question; 55 Fulton Market rant; Art for Obama; one last glimpse of the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour.
Plus: Community Board 1's new chair; Battery Park City Authority vs. Asphalt Green recap; a street vendor's troubles. UDPATE: Read the P.S. 234 report. / 1 comment
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Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
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