Gardiner Comfort, who was born in Tribeca in 1980, recalls what it was like to grow up here back then and mulls over what has been lost. / 21 comments
After walking by 47 Vestry countless times, I realized I had no idea what the foreign characters painted on the façade mean. So I asked myself to look into it.
Reader (and frequent "Where in Tribeca...?" winner) J Allen sent this in. Know where it was shot? Say so in the comments. I've walked by it hundreds of times and I had never noticed it.... (Update: We have a winner!) / 1 comment
Plus: Tribeca Tap House opening; more on the Blues Bar; Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's renovation. / 7 comments
Plus: The Woolworth Building's "no tourists" sign; the original Zuccotti Park protest; OBAO now open in FiDi; swapping lofts; a $7.50 cookie; film director Andrew Niccol; outdoor furniture indoors.
Plus: History of Finn Square and environs; Background on Capsouto Park; Tribecan as state Supreme Court judge; 155 Franklin sale.
Plus: Damon Dash restraining order; new preschool; Lady Gaga dress-up contest; 1WTC grows; Brushstroke; ball fields delayed; restaurateurs on the radio; gallery review.
They're at 50 Walker, not 57 Walker. Plus: 9/11 remembrance; Pane Panelle; parachutists.
Plus: Don't call it Ground Zero; North End Grill; southbound service resumes at Cortlandt station; protest on Wall Street; Century 21's expansion.
Plus: Anthony Weiner house-hunting; Danny Meyer on a roll; Sean Avery arrested; speakeasy for FiDi; 137 Duane sale; smørrebrød; Morgan Stanley real estate; West Thames Park now opening Monday; the nation's first monument, restored; old ship at WTC site; Hampton Inn. / 2 comments
Plus: The name of the Death & Co. spinoff; new CB1 member; no justice for the family of Helene Zucker Seeman; Basketball City update; Clipper City sailboat; Barnes & Noble.
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?