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Nosy Neighbor: Why Are Tribeca’s Street Numbers Messed Up?
Sue wanted to know why the street numbers on Reade—even on the north, odd on the south—differ from the New York City norm. And I was curious why some streets' numbers start from the west, but others from the east. / 1 comment
In the News: The Fed on Fire
Plus: The history of a Lispenard Street building; the lost Franklin House Hotel; former Tribeca Grill server dishes on Harvey Weinstein. / 4 comments
When Tribeca Was Small (Part Two)
In the 1980s, before the condos came in earnest, western Tribeca was home to parking lots, gas stations, a diner, and Cremoland butter. / 21 comments
In the News: Construction Worker Fell to His Death
Plus: Christopher Marte is on the verge of conceding; Stuyvesant student learned that there's no easy way out of the river; 9/11 photo display stolen; the history of a beautiful building at Broadway and White; charging hubs for electric cars. / 1 comment
When Tribeca Was Small (Part One)
There's an addictive new interactive map with photos of the city in the mid-1980s. It's a stark reminder of how many one- and two-story buildings have been torn down in subsequent decades. / 13 comments
In the News: Taco Bell Expansion
Plus: No charges filed against driver of truck that killed a cyclist; the president of the Battery Park City Authority is leaving; the history of a Lispenard building; FiDi tower to have an observatory; Kaffe 1668 co-owner's new venture; "Charging Bull" vandalized.
In the News: Cops Descend on Duane Street
Plus: Tribeca restaurants in the 1980s; Hundred Acres restaurant in Soho is no longer; shrimp farmer at the Tribeca Greenmarket; Deustche Bank said to be interested in the World Trade Center; INColour interview. / 2 comments
In the News: Margaret Chin Is Skipping the Debate
Plus: The tragic history of a northwest Tribeca building; Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan lives here; three generations of Inuit art. / 2 comments
In the News: The History of Beach Street
Including how it got its name. Plus: De Blasio vows to remove Canyon of Heroes plaque; Tribeca loft with peek-a-boo holes; more WeWork in FiDi; footage of last night's lightning storm. / 1 comment
In the News: Elderly Woman Hit by Truck
Plus: Cheetos pop-up review; Scott Glenn practices martial arts here; Suitsupply is tripling down on Brookfield Place; Greenwich Street storefronts for sale; FBI agent hurt in grenade accident; the Sphere is in Liberty Park; shiny FiDi rendering; Ann Street's eponym.
Tribeca Then & Now: Part 3
Thanks yet again to Tribeca resident Ivan Kosnyrev: He sifted through the New York Public Library's historical photos of the neighborhood on Oldnyc.org, and then he shot the locations as they look now. In this round: Northwest Tribeca. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Il Mulino’s Tribeca Restaurant
Plus: The next big construction project in northwest Tribeca; the Holland Tunnel in 1946; 111 Murray's resemblance to a kitchen utensil; "Instinct" TV shoot. / 2 comments
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Sad to hear this news! I hope JL finds another location soon. Will be great to have them close — Rohin / Le Dû’s Wines Isn’t Moving Here Anymore
I’m with you James ! — Robert Skinner / Le Dû’s Wines Isn’t Moving Here Anymore
Duane Park Patisserie and Madeline are a reminder of what it means to be part of a neighborhood. That formica... — Karen Brodsky / Spotlight: Duane Park Patisserie
this system is absolutely insane & unfair. — James Famularo / Le Dû’s Wines Isn’t Moving Here Anymore
Maybe we can have a nail salon. — George / Le Dû’s Wines Isn’t Moving Here Anymore
NFL meeting at Goldman's hotel. Anything there? — George / Seen & Heard: Five & Dime Is Serving Alcohol
This is normal. I tried to open a wine store once in bushwick before it got hot and the SLA... — Jammysod / Le Dû’s Wines Isn’t Moving Here Anymore