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Seen & Heard: “New York’s Archaeological Sandwich”
Plus: More on how businesses can protect themselves from ADA abuse; the old prison window behind the Municipal Building; what's inside a phone booth; "Little Faith" shoot; Taste of Lower Manhattan event.
In the News: Harvey Weinstein and Tribeca Grill
Plus: More thefts in the area; saving a building from demolition at the last minute.
Nosy Neighbor: When Did the Signage on 49 Chambers Change?
"I always though the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank sign on 49 Chambers was done in brick, rather than painted on, but in your recent Then & Now post, the sign seems to have changed between 1936 and 2017. Any idea what the story is?" —A. / 4 comments
In the News: A Gang of Shoplifters
Plus: The history of a Broadway building (and one that didn't survive); Battery Park City supermarket space is on the market; Arcade Bakery's babka recipe; more on the MTA's next payment system; artist Claes Oldenburg.
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. / 38 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. / 16 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
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But there is space Wall Street and south - that should be target if building housing — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Yes I use those other subways plus bus. Do you use 2/3? The platform is already dangerous — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Relax. This building isn't in Tribeca. (Although the developer will market it as Tribeca.) — Thomas Hagen / Construction Update: 65 Franklin
Housing — Aaron CHRISTENSEN / 25 Water is now SoMA, and a lottery has begun on affordable units
No offense, but you do understand that this building is on Broadway, right? There are buildings that tall and taller... — mulciber / Construction Update: 65 Franklin
TriBeCa has always had homeless people, I worked in the area from the early 2000s to late 2010s. Actually its... — AJ / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
to N: Agree with you completely. There was a black man named Lennie camped out on Chambers against the Medrite... — jeff / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman