Plus: Taking the temp of the Tribeca real-estate market; Clinton Foundation moving to FiDi; vegan dinner; halfway house; Fulton Transit Center's glass bricks; LMCCC anger; BPCA auditor.
Plus: Hideaway reopening update; T-shirts to benefit Japan; spa sale; deal on the Tribeca Ball; 33 Vestry apartment in contract; Whole Foods Tribeca; a lottery winner. UDPATE: Added info on a 30% off deal at the Harrison.
Plus: More ways to help Japan; Mrs. Cupcake's express window; deal on closet organizing and personal shopping; "green" spa treatments; Drew Nieporent. / 1 comment
Plus: Compose gets a rave; another FiDi condo building going rental; Imagination Playground; Greenwich Street development site.
...by dining and shopping. Plus: Shoe sample sale; deals at Trattoria Cinque, Sweet Lily, and Stuzzicheria; frozen yogurt coming to FiDi; a helluva sandwich.
Plus: Dissecting loft porn; live near Jay-Z; pre-PEP Battery Park City; more on Danny Meyer's North End Grill; teens attacked in FiDi.
Or at least that's what I hear. UPDATE: Don Hill's says the rumor is "definitely false." / 2 comments
Plus: Battery Park City ground rent agreement; mock disaster drill; Paul Liebrandt documentary; Italian-Americans are upset.
Plus: Algonquin Seaport Theater's community event; benefits for New Amsterdam Market; CB1 hearing on the mayor's budget; cherry blossom festival; prenatal Pilates; World Trade Center progress.
Plus: Chuck Klosterman and Douglas Coupland; poet Billy Collins; deals on ice cream, dance classes, and teeth whitening; Edward "Burnsie" Burns.
Plus: The young woman who died at 101 Warren; Karim Rashid designing Tribeca shop; BPC security getting nicer?; Carmine's closeout; review of DCTV show; stalking Jane Krakowski; Tribeca loft porn; comparing two loft sales; the Tribeca® hairstyle; muddy park ticking people off.
Applications for liquor licenses and—bring on the warm weather!—sidewalk seating. / 3 comments
The flat side southern part of the building was the result of a cost saving measure, as the building started... — Luis Vazquez (FiDi Fan Page) / Architect Frank Gehry and Downtown
Another small business gutted to make room for the ultra-rich. Rinse, lather, repeat. — Ned / The restoration of and new construction at 32 Walker
I’m not sure if anyone remembers Juanita’s on the Upper East Side, but they were famous for their very strong... — JTC / A report of tampered drinks at Casa Carmen
The full floors are about 3200 square feet. The penthouse is 3800 square feet on two floors plus 2300 square... — Tribeca Citizen / The restoration of and new construction at 32 Walker
It's clear that Frank Gehry's Tribeca skyscraper is impactful but doesn't appeal to everyone's taste. It took me a while... — Gary / Architect Frank Gehry and Downtown
Our investigation is complete, and the Neighborhood Watch concludes that the margaritas at Casa Carmen are perfect just the way... — Neighborhood Watch / A report of tampered drinks at Casa Carmen
Unless the new business owners are ex-military, probably not a great idea to take on the dealers . . .... — Reademan / A new pizza (sort of!) joint coming to the Saluggi’s space