Plus: Menswear accessory inspired by Franklin Street; Espasso opening a Miami outpost; Broadway stars perform Cole Porter songs; photography show at Hazan Projects.
Plus: New Jersey's superior Jenga building; Mulberry & Vine's second location debuts soon; Brookfield Place suit store opening next month; yet another "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 3 comments
What's the cheapest grocery store in Tribeca? I compared the prices for 14 items at Best Market, Whole Foods, Gourmet Garage, and FreshDirect. The results might surprise you. / 24 comments
Plus: Morton Street school zone to be announced; mosaic plaques at the Canal/Broadway subway station; the Odeon's granola; Gentle Monster eyewear boutique; private art collection; another pro hockey player lives here.
No word yet on whether the handbag store will reopen in the neighborhood, but in the meantime stop by for a big sale. / 1 comment
Plus: Three small Battery Park City businesses making way for a big chain restaurant; Q&A with Best Market store manager; residential real estate in the Civic Center area; inside Café Altro Paradiso; midcentury Brazilian design. / 5 comments
Plus: A memorial for the crane accident; clarification on Da Mikele ownership; a rave review for the rent-a-puss experience at Little Lions; yet another reason to love Court Street Grocers.
The store is a definite improvement over the Food Emporium, although it feels a bit bare bones, as if the company wanted to avoid overinvesting in a store with a lease that may not get renewed. / 11 comments
Every now and then someone sends an impassioned email that I think might foster debate. This comes from Evelyn Gorman of Battery Park City. / 77 comments
Plus: Best Market opening date; Valentine's Day spirit at Tribeca Treats; Kanye West namechecks the neighborhood; the Varick bike path gets a temporary fix; "Angie Tribeca." / 3 comments
Plus: Best Market signage; news from Tribeca Beauty Spa; BMCC faculty art exhibit; the winners of Soho Photo's annual Krappy Kamera Competition. / 18 comments
Plus: More Best Market updates (including a peek inside); Palermo Pizza has closed and the Cricketers Arms is about to; a miniature lending library in Washington Market Park; no improvement at Tribeca Tower's noisy boiler vent; the top of 12 Warren is fully revealed. / 6 comments
Only 53 sq feet (so like, 5 x 10 ft space?) of retail on that prime corner? What a missed... — Reader on Reade / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
What a shame I loved that Pharmacy Art Deco looking building. — sonia stock / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
YES!!! — Bere / Nosy Neighbor: What restaurant is coming to the pavilion at Wagner Park?
What was that great pizza place that was next door? it was open for a few years. — Luigi / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Actually, bikers can cross the intersection when pedestrians get the "walk" sign. — Tribeca Citizen / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Agree entirely. — Tribeca Citizen / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
Great photos Linda and Arlo — Sardi Klein / Washington Market Park hosts the first of the Halloween festivities