An Eye on Construction
Akiba Saeedi has a fantastic vantage point from which to admire the work at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and 30 Park Place. / 1 comment
Correction: No Obfuscation at 11 Sixth Ave.
The plans that a neighbor had dug up were old, and they had been withdrawn. The new design calls for no rooftop seating. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Canis Minor Update
Plus: Another look at the AT&T Death Star projections; El Vez to start serving brunch; charcoal-drawing exhibit.
In the News: WTC Shops to Include Disney, Lego, Kate Spade…
...Organic Avenue, Acne Studios, the Kooples, and more. Plus: Man jumps to death in Battery Park City; La Garçonne's founder; architect Rafael Viñoly; Pier 17 demolition; 9/11 Family Room to close. / 1 comment
Major Food News for 5 Beekman
According to El Vez restaurateur Stephen Starr, Keith McNally is definitely opening a restaurant at the 5 Beekman (Temple Court) hotel—and so is chef Tom Colicchio.
Saks Fifth Avenue to Open Two Stores Downtown
One is a branch of the flagship brand, while the other is its off-price chain, Saks Off Fifth. / 5 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 28
New Restaurant for the Smyth • Shopdogs of Tribeca • Canis Minor • El Vez Burrito Bar • Another Bank Branch • South Street Seaport Renovation • Chambers Construction • More
Seen & Heard: Final Paving of Chambers
Two blocks, anyway. Plus: New Italian restaurant open; condo sales office taking Warren Street space; "Circus Incognitus" coming to town; film about swimmers who defied Hitler. / 6 comments
Yet Another Bank Branch
If the tellers could learn to give a decent mani-pedi, we might have room for other businesses around here. / 2 comments
In the News: South Street Seaport Renovation
The Fulton Market Building will get a new look. Plus: Warning schools chancellor about overcrowding; Battery Park City restaurants; towers at 50 West and 30 Park Place; FiDi hotels; Racines NY profile. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: El Vez’s Dinner Menu
Plus: Video of the projection on the AT&T Long Lines Building; guerrilla art at Pearl Paint; the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's open studios. / 1 comment
EXCLUSIVE: The Most Exciting Restaurant News of the Year
Tribeca's most popular chef is taking over the old Plein Sud space at the Smyth hotel.... / 10 comments
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I loved walking by on Chambers, seeing all the instruments and folks working on them. It’s a reminder of what... — freya / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
We went there over the weekend. The food was really good and a really good deal - it's cheaper than... — B / Sneak Peek: Friedmans on Greenwich
Thank God nobody was hurt! — JT / Parking lift at Warren and West Broadway collapses, injuring attendant
So fortunate that nobody was seriously hurt!!! — Tribeca Local / Parking lift at Warren and West Broadway collapses, injuring attendant
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years