A Deal to Save Pier 40
...at the expense of riverfront real estate. No clue if they're remotely recent or under consideration, but I found some renderings, from a noted architect, of how the new development might look. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Mondo Cane Moving Sale
Plus: Negroni popsicles; Union Bar + Kitchen has soft-opened; Chambers storefront demolition; Paris Cafe party; Super Linda and Bisutoro; seventh-grade dystopian opera.
In the News: Jake Gyllenhaal, House Hunter
Plus: President Obama dedicates 9/11 Museum; artwork about 9/11 sky; Tribeca Film Festival headquarters on the market; Distilled recipe; ferry-horn nuisance; Fountain Pen Hospital. / 3 comments
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (May 2014)
It was long and ugly, with hot topics including a rooftop bar at the new hotel on Broadway, 60 Hudson's noise and sidewalk shed, closing a block of Varick for a day, sidewalk cafés on side streets, and more. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The New TV Show Called “Angie Tribeca”
Plus: Nirvana International's moving sale; Michelle Obama dines out in Tribeca again; Desbrosses question; Washington Market restaurant update; Racines NY on OpenTable; free "As You Like It"; buildings to be lit red.
Nosy Neighbor: Is That a New Ferry Terminal?
"Is there another ferry dock being built in Battery Park City, just south of the current one?" —A.
Newsletter: May 15
First Impressions: Sweet Green • New Hotel in Northwest Tribeca • Nosy Neighbor: Peace & Love • New Kid on the Block: Hotel Hugo • 9/11 Museum • Brookfield Place • Hudson River Ferry • More
First Impressions: Sweet Green
The Tribeca location of Sweet Green arrives with tremendous buzz. Do the salads justify it? / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Savor Spa Is Scouting Locations
Plus: Arcade Bakery is likely to open Monday; Bâtard signage; Taste of Tribeca is this weekend; Kaffe 1668 on Seamless; Butterfly lunchboxes; stand-up comedy; Chambers kiosk; Church Street School benefit.
In the News: Inside the 9/11 Museum
Plus: Brookfield Place food court delayed again; Aspinal of London opening a shop; absinthe bar; Denny's forecast; teen fight includes stabbing; 30 Park Place panels; Verizon Building getting windows. / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Hotel Hugo
Just north of Canal is a new 18-story hotel with a nautical feel, a sexy Italian restaurant, and—soon—a bar on the top floor. / 1 comment
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Why would Chipotle want a full liquor license? Has anyone seen a Chipotle that serves liquor? This seems like a... — BW / Community Board 1 agendas for September
Yes! See this post -- or don't if you want the full reveal yourself. — Tribeca Citizen / Community Board 1 agendas for September
And in Bali, a Swiss tourist was jailed for disrespecting Hindu ritual. Yet here in NYC, folks are permitted to... — Sam / In the News: Watching the towers fall
If in fact there's a pipeline from counterfeit goods to terrorism, the logical investigative agency would be the FBI, or... — Komanoff / In the News: Watching the towers fall
SW, You are right on. But I just noticed you said 'arrest the buyers'. The problem is that in the... — Marcus / In the News: Watching the towers fall
Is the header image for this post (at least on the main page) from the cupola at the Dinkins Municipal... — malcolm / Community Board 1 agendas for September
I don't have access to the article, but just wondering why the mayor would stand in the way of enforcement.... — Marcus / In the News: Watching the towers fall