Plus looking back on the Tribeca waterfront; Black Gotham Experience at the Seaport; Tamid to host Jewish gathering on 9/11. / 1 comment
In August 1926, Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Two million people came out to celebrate.
Plus a flag day parade tomorrow; new private dining at Atera; big outdoor seating coming to Toby's Estate.
The Downtown Alliance has created two ways to celebrate Lower Manhattan's role in the revolution this season. / 3 comments
Plus a sample sale at Loftie Clocks; American Presidents in New York symposium; moving snow and packages.
Village resident Suzanne Dirks has been recording the clocks of the city, including the many hidden in plain sight in Tribeca. / 7 comments
The 1865 cast-iron building was the home of "one of the oldest shoe firms in America” until the 1950s.
Plus a look back on Bowie at The Battery; All the World's a Stage at Galerie56; free pop-up retail spaces from the Downtown Alliance. / 1 comment
The new mayor will use the decommissioned City Hall station for his swearing in. Plus The Hunt in BPC; a bad year for counterfeit vendors; conversion boom. / 10 comments
Plus Savage Wonder out of Beacon pops up on Franklin; Haas Brothers drawings at R & Company; celebrating the retreat of the British.
Plus the queen of Spain celebrates at St. Peter's; Uniqlo coming to the WTC; A Christmas Carol extended at PAC NYC. / 1 comment
Plus a longtime Tribecan honors the stars of the French community; Hudson River Park will release its fish friends; The Moth at the 9/11 Museum. / 1 comment
BIDs are the harem eunuchs of the real estate world -- all responsibility and no authority. — James Bogardus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I've been to Friedman's several times and agree with your evaluation of the food. It's very good, and I think... — Toni / New Kid on the Block: Friedmans
Read the story. — Tribeca Citizen / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
How is this a happy ending? I am confused by this headline as a car was stolen. — Rob / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Why are you showing a 14-year-old’s face? If this were a Tribeca neighborhood kid who conducted this dumb act, would... — KD / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Neither the Chinatown BID nor the SoHo Broadway Iniative have had any success with reining in the illicit vendors. Additionally,... — SoHo Neighbor / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
Sounds like an inside job which then felt like not a good idea. — Sandra / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…