The most notable feature is the giant retractable skylight, which turns a mezzanine terrarium into a recessed terrace. But the details are just as memorable, and much of the decor was sourced locally. / 3 comments
Plus: More on Almond; artist Azikiwe Mohammed; Little Park review; event designer DeJuan Stroud moved out; Broadway retail condo sold; turmoil at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; how those old Harrison Street houses got there. / 6 comments
Plus: New Malaysian restaurant reviewed; another cheap, ugly hotel in FiDi; damage left over from the 1920 attack on 23 Wall.
Plus: Local school cafeteria goes vegetarian; BPCA earned $167 million last year; publishing exec Judith Regan; a baby bat was trapped inside a Chase branch.
Plus: Dates for this year's Taste of Tribeca and Tribeca Family Festival; Hotel Particulier has closed; Joan Armatrading in concert; Taymour Grahne exhibit. / 2 comments
Plus: New Malaysian restaurant; SeaGlass carousel update; Brookfield Place shops; Girl Scouts and NYPD intelligence moving in; White Street building for sale; Spring Street park renderings; new Southbridge Towers bakery.
Domino featured the Tribeca one-bedroom of textile designer Zak Profera, who's not afraid to hang an upside-down floor lamp over his dining table. / 1 comment
Plus: Truck traffic on Laight Street; Tribeca Watch Repair has been seized; those big tents on Canal Street; Kate Pierson of the B-52's in concert. / 2 comments
Plus: Vogue celebrates Lower Manhattan; Chambers Street power outage screws up subway service; checking in on Peck Slip School.
The building is being converted to residential. What you may not have known is that Urban Archaeology has all six floors of 143 Franklin—and that's where it manufactures its new pieces. / 4 comments
Plus: Tribeca bartenders share their view of the dating scene; Karen Lord explains Pilates machines; big Water Street residential conversion; the dearth of local representation in Battery Park City. / 3 comments
And here's the rendering to prove it. Also, there will still be commercial parking, believe it or not!
Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church