Plus: Bottega Veneta at Brookfield Place; classic cinema at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Mini NYC shoot this weekend; sublet request.
Elle Decor featured the loft Tribeca loft of Jenny Wolf, who transferred her experience working for Ralph Lauren into a career as an interior designer. / 1 comment
Plus: The West Walkway at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub is open; CityMD signage on Chambers; about that "for rent" sign above Downtown Liquor Store; Pi Bakerie's ice cream cart; "The Answer" shooting here. / 1 comment
Plus: Dine Around Downtown is tomorrow; a chunk of what must be 12 Warren's façade; veggie burger deliciousness; Pen Parentis spores off an L.A. branch; another new bar from the Silver Lining guys; El Luchador to open second restaurant.
New York Spaces featured a northwest Tribeca triplex by designer Stephan Jones. Much is made in the text of it being serene, restful, and calming—with "a sense of silence and relaxed opulence."
Plus: New rendering of Park Place tower (including the Islamic cultural center?); Balaboosta chef opening Soho restaurant; praising 56 Leonard; 1 Wall Street retail. / 2 comments
Plus: Checking in on the Franklin Place condo; Haus giving up its windows for advertising; the new drugstore is a Duane Reade and a Walgreens; "The Affair" can't quit us; where are these Tribecans now? / 1 comment
Plus: More details on the 70-story building coming to Park Place; the Howard Hughes Corporation ditches its plan for a glass canopy on Pier 17; more of the World Trade Center PATH station to open next week.
Plus: The Pope's visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum; new condo tower will have its own private blow-dry bar; retracing Alexander Hamilton's steps; Racines NY co-owner on wine panel; and the status symbol for Tribecans is....
Plus: Nearly ten of 56 Leonard's top floors are revealed; kitten found in Tribeca Park; "Cool Globes" exhibit in Battery Park City; shoots for "Broad City" and Design Within Reach; Lotus Salon not changing; 443 Greenwich's slow progress. / 7 comments
"I see workmen putting materials into the empty café space, and it also looks like they're doing something around the corner on W. Broadway." —J. / 3 comments
Plus: The new single-story brick building on Greenwich; "Peter Rabbit" at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Con Edison repair update; a question about restaurant/bar news. / 1 comment
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses