Plus: Former executive accuses Battery Park City Authority of corruption; which restaurants got Michelin stars (and which ones should have); music at Artists Space Books & Talks; artist giving paintings up for adoption. / 1 comment
Plus: New menswear store in the Soho Grand; start date for lunch at Racines NY; smoke shop opening on Canal; "Gotham" shooting here.
While eating excellent fish tacos outside a vintage Airstream trailer, we felt like we were on vacation in a scruffier, more interesting city. / 2 comments
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.
Plus: Ellis Island film by JR and starring Robert De Niro; the Odeon and how it came to be; the Tribeca Film Festival's plans for Pier 57. / 1 comment
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
Fans of Lure Fishbar will feel right at home at Sessanta, the stylish-but-noisy Italian hotspot in the Sixty Soho hotel. Bonus points: Fausto from the Harrison is tending bar there. / 4 comments
And it looks cool. Plus: The Tunnel to Towers race once again annoys residents; mysterious photo in a Duane Street window; trove of old Tribeca photos; skyscraper mashup; new Seaport building. / 18 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.
The restaurant has closed as of today. The good news is that it's reopening within walking distance. / 2 comments
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
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?