Curious about the "extreme party event" loft at 109 Reade that's been in the local news? (That's the one where "fire massages" have been offered.) A tipster discovered photos of it on Airbnb, a site where travelers locate rooms to rent.
Benvenuto Café appears to be coming soon • Groupon for Merchants NY Café • Trattoria Cinque is giving away meals left and right • A body-scrub deal (?) at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility • Beekman Tower • Dogs at swim
Plus: Inside Terroir Tribeca • Hudson River Park budget woes • Taste of Front Street • Tamarind Tribeca opening Mar. 29 • Greenwich Street fails address test • Marc Forgione pork sliders • Blake Lively and Beyoncé's mom
Plus: 60 Warren penthouse • 56 Leonard gets built! Kinda... • Tribeca-based CEO all over the news • American Thread Building • Grown & Sewn gets a rave
Plus: Walker's addition unveiled • Massage sale at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility • Andy Garcia • Beekman Tower loses the crane • Downtown Dance Factory
Plus: The Department of Education's back-up plan for overcrowding • Tax relief for BPC residents? • Edward Albee shows the WSJ around his 6,000-square-foot Harrison Street loft • P.S. 234 vs. Manhattan Youth • And more / 1 comment
Plus: Independence Plaza loses a battle • The Flea gets a good review • A B-list celebrity encounter at Tribeca Health & Fitness • Battery Park City Library set to open
Plus: Local winners in New York mag's Best of New York • Tribeca's top coffee, according to the NYT • Senator Squadron to the rescue! • A $12 million penthouse goes for closer to $8 million [tears of sympathy] • And more
Plus: Franklin Cafe puts up a sign • Moomah and Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club enter the winner's circle • Pen Parentis hosts its monthly salon • A new hotel trumpets its WTC location • And more
"After over 10 years of designing loft interiors in Tribeca," writes interior designer Ghislaine Viñas, "I’ve found that a common problem seems to be a lack of space. One solution is to look upward." / 3 comments
Plus: Fountain Pen Hospital opens the Back Room • John and Yoko's Nutopia reappears in the NYT • Museums offer two-for-ones • Nicholas Cage is in a pickle (or vice versa, actually) • And more / 3 comments
CB1 Tribeca agenda • Tribeca Film Festival opening night • Soho Rep scores • Real-estate winners • Pen Parentis fellowship • And more
Aw - that's sad. — B / FedEx coming to Park Place and West Broadway
Nonna Dora’s is very special. I don’t think I’ve had better pasta anywhere else in NYC. Exquisitely prepared with just... — SW / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Happy to lend our gallery space if useful for any of the groups. — Hal Bromm / Four schools stranded after building accident on Broadway
Olio e Piu is in a phase of frantic expansion. That almost always ends badly. — J / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Nonna Dora's is such a lovely addition to the neighborhood and we go there often, both with family and friends.... — TM / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
Love it! So glad to have in the hood. The food is great. Decor is funky interesting. And Nicola is... — Amy S / Catching Up With New Kids: Nonna Dora’s
The role Olio e Piu will play in diverting the B+T diners from Locanda Verde is the most exciting part... — P / Mr Chow is indeed closing