Plus: Progress on the Peck Slip Park redesign; new Walker Street gallery confirmed; the glut of inner-city buses; Park Row tower topped out.
Plus: Leonard Street condominium revealed; ad projected over construction site; the Department of Transportation's quixotic bollards; new signage on Church Street strip; "FBI" shoot. / 4 comments
This is the first Manhattan location for Brooklyn Game Lab, "an after school program where kids play tabletop games, analyze mechanics & design expansions."
Plus: Xi'an Famous Foods is opening in FiDi; how yesterday's winds affected the 9/11 Memorial's reflecting pools; new hotel has a big ugly video screen above its entrance; liquor-license application discussion for The Whiskey Tribeca postponed. / 5 comments
Plus: Favorite Halloween costume; Park Place tower crests buildings to the north; Spring Place opened a Beverly Hills outpost; "NSFW" art exhibit; homeless people in Fulton Center; "Search Party" shoot. / 5 comments
Plus: Street closure for a private party; actors' union bake sale to protest Tribeca ad agency; Soho salon hosting a talk about Jane Freeman's miniatures; Preschool of Sciences update; a cautionary tale. / 17 comments
Plus: New toy store, Starbucks, and benches at the World Trade Center mall; Laughing Man staff pays tribute to Hugh Jackman; much-needed traffic island installed; painting exhibit. / 10 comments
Plus: A peek inside the bar under construction on Worth Street; Mmuseumm exhibit is now a book; eighth shoot in seven-day period; Burger King's Halloween special.
Plus: A first impression of Philly Pretzel Factory; Barktoberfest event for dogs and their owners; a peek inside Tribeca Apothecary; 25 Park Row's construction trucks. / 7 comments
Plus: Korin's master knife sharpener has passed away; Rooq frame store appears to have opened; inaccurate "sidewalk closed" sign removed; pot dispensary. / 2 comments
Plus: Funky lighting at 56 Leonard; fancy Japanese barbershop in Soho; new bike pod in FiDi; "Little Shop of Horrors" screening and Q&A with director Frank Oz. / 2 comments
Plus: Big Gay Ice Cream's permanent Seaport District shop; Hitchcock-inspired window installations; another look at the new building at Washington and Desbrosses; after-school portraits.
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow