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
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