Plus: Inside a "Girls" loft; Landmarks OKs 361 Broadway topper; Fresh Direct nuisance; rowboat capsizes off Pier 40; 9/11 Museum deal?; new BPCA head; Demi Monde. / 1 comment
And how. Plus: More on the itsy-bitsy Museum; underneath the World Financial Center; Shigeru Ban's Tribeca topper; Edie Falco lists. / 3 comments
Plus: Developing Pier 40; new playground; chef Paul Liebrandt; lawyer's loft; school outrage; seahorses; CB1 election; school fundraising; Obama to visit again; fires; subway station leaking; a teacher reminisces; Mickey Drexler; lawn status.
Plus: East River Ferry expands; salon on Worth Street; bees swarm the South Street Seaport; 15 Renwick.
Because what Tribeca really needs is a gold store. (Updated: Is this happening or not?) Plus: New York by Gehry plaza; a special offer from the Harrison; Greenmarket report; beans. / 2 comments
Plus: Facebook insider scouts Duane Street palace; Champagne baths; 1960s restaurant photos. / 1 comment
Sort of. Plus: Pier A timetable; World Trade Center sphere; 11 N. Moore to break ground; Andrew Albert verdict; Operation Sail; P.S. 276 kindergarten.
Every now and then someone copies me on an impassioned email that I think might foster debate, so I'm starting an occasional series called Open Letter. Up first: Hal Bromm's plea to the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the proposed design for a new building at 11-15 Leonard. / 14 comments
Plus: New Amsterdam Market; 250 West update; an excellent dessert; mysterious tree stump.
Nineteen sales were recorded in the past week. Notably: Several more of the American Express Carriage House units (and parking spaces) were sold, and Diana Kellogg Architects has purchased the commercial space at 69 Hudson.
Plus: Occupy Wall Street overreaction; FiDi non-chain resto; BPC kindergarteners might be headed to Chinatown; jogger in the drink; Collect Pond House puzzle; Gateway Place confab.
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
Lispenard St community did organize a petition recently. As far as I know it had no effect. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/06/11/a-petition-to-address-the-counterfeit-vendors-on-broadway-lispenard/ People are... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
Art Spiegelman's "In The Shadow of No Towers" is a remarkable piece of work, and was originally a serialized comic... — Gary / Seen & Heard: PS 234 raises funds for kindergarten teacher
There still seems to be a lot of work going on there. It would have been faster to just tear... — Reademan / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?