There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
Plus: Y7 Studio's opening forecast; update on Blue Bottle opening in the Walker Hotel Tribeca; people who bring coffee into restaurants; is Saks Off 5th still opening downtown? / 4 comments
The polls are closed, the results have been tabulated, and the rejoicing can begin. / 6 comments
New York might be the city that never sleeps, but Tribeca is another story. Is anywhere around here open all night, besides the McDonald's at Chambers and Greenwich? / 9 comments
Plus: Club Pilates opening forecast; Calypso St. Barth is kaput; some banks accept unrolled coins; strange bus stop placement; survey about possible improvements to the New York Stock Exchange area; last call for the Best of New Tribeca 2017 survey. / 8 comments
Plus: Quest for a coin-counting machine; construction activity at stalled hotel site; the holdouts at 67 Vestry; future tenant on Church. / 17 comments
Plus: Thierry Despont art exhibit; extensions to ads on pay phones; Frenchette paint job; the State Liquor Authority hearing about Town Stages; Soho Art Materials is moving; Classic Car Club space has been leased. / 6 comments
For the person who has everything: booze, sweets, flowers, spa treatments, fitness classes, new experiences, and branded merchandise. / 1 comment
Plus: Knife fight on a subway platform; Boomerang Toys is raffling off a Fingerling to benefit Stockings with Care.
What's your favorite new restaurant? Your favorite new shop? What do you wish hadn't closed? Take the fourth-annual "Best of New Tribeca" poll. / 4 comments
Plus: Danny Meyer's restaurant atop 28 Liberty said to be opening soon; activity at Harrison Street storefront; jazz greats on film; when national chains attempt to get local. / 3 comments
Plus: Salad Box opened today; more wayfinding signage; Google Home Mini pop-up; the James hotel has been sold. / 4 comments
We remember when it was the Living Word Church (1990s)! — Duane denizen / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Right. From the outset, the sensible thing would have been building new facilities at Rikers and designing as humane, therapeutic... — Lisa / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
Cars are not allowed to make right and left turns? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Please, let me shed a tear for the poor driver who can’t make u-turns or speed. Yeah cyclists don’t pay... — Cd / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
A nightmare for Chinatown neighbors (and perhaps Tribeca too, if these ever open). These foolish and too small mini-jails were... — Marcus / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
We can consistently be for: - stricter traffic enforcement against cars - stricter traffic enforcement against bicycles It's not either/or.... — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Yes, please. Wasn't this in the works? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure