Archivist found 2,400 pictures of the wreckage of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of 9-11 taken by what they think was a construction worker. The photos are now on Flickr. / 1 comment
In the mid '70s, with the World Trade Center built and the fill deposited at what would become Battery Park City, the area west of Tribeca became a de facto beach, and a neighborhood playspace. / 2 comments
Plus 108 The Store gets some attention in Ireland; common spaces in luxury buildings keep residents busy; could a Mister Dips open here? / 3 comments
Plus the new Essex Street Market opens; a review of the Sheraton on Canal; a sort-of milkman at Brookfield; a red room renovation at One Wall. / 6 comments
The A in the cafeteria sign on the Thomas Street side of The Odeon got a new transformer, and that made it seem like a good time to look back at the restaurant's first incarnation. / 2 comments
The ceiling of the Barclay-Vesey Building, or New York Telephone Building, or 100 Barclay, tells the story of communications from smoke signals to early telephones. / 1 comment
The History of Tribeca Buildings database—compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan—now has more than 100 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here is one important addition.
Plus dreaming of El Teddy's and its crown; could the residential tower at 161 Maiden Lane be listing?; recommendations for the film festival; the latest from the police blotter.
Compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan, the History of Tribeca Buildings database now has more than 125 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are six recent additions.
A street co-naming honors the Mill Street Synagogue, built in 1730 on what is now an Icon parking lot on South William Street, and Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas, a leader of the Jewish community during the colonial era. / 2 comments
Plus parents weigh in on brownfield site cleanup; the Star Tribune summaries the state budget; 108 Leonard clocktower preservationists lose in court -- the clock will go electric. / 3 comments
There's still hope...for more inspiration coming from the streets of Tribeca. So, what's the origin of this one? Thanks to JB for the eagle eye and the snap. / 2 comments
I was able to see it in Montreal, flew there for it.. and seeing a full total solar eclipse really... — Richard / Eclipse watchers from Tribeca to St. Johnsbury
Hope that's the case then. I would have expected to see cameras put up on every inbound street corner bordering... — Thanks / Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board
A beautifully written piece about an even more beautiful family. — Jennifer / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
In each of our careers, you can usually only count on one hand the truly special people you meet and... — Michael / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
Dear Peter My sweet cousin, I still can’t believe how this happened to you. You was such a wonderful person,... — Domizia / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51