Battery Park City Authority will fund low income housing across city
Excess funds from ground rent will go back to the city for affordable housing. / 1 comment
Governors Island to get a new year-round restaurant
Longtime island vendor Taco Vista will create three spaces out of the historic Building 140, right next to the ferry dock.
Tribeca 16 Handles owner acquires company
The company's largest franchisee opened our location during the pandemic and bought the entire chain in 2022. / 1 comment
iPizza on Chambers is permanently closed
The slice shop was the second location for the owners, who originally had Pizza Amore down the block for decades.
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An update on the cannabis dispensaries for the neighborhood
Several locations in the neighborhood were in play, in addition to 110 Chambers, and two seem viable for now... / 1 comment
Newsletter: August 5
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Conversion of 62 and 64 Reade coming along
The two 19th Century Italianate buildings just off Broadway, until now commercial lofts, will be combined to house six condos.
Seen & Heard: Summer Streets this weekend
The city will close Lafayette/Park Avenue to 125th to car traffic August 3, 10 and 17. Plus a new nail salon opens on Church and Reade; calling JR? / 1 comment
Cannabis dispensary coming soon to Chambers
Declined by CB1 because of its proximity to Reade Street Prep, the business has received its license from the state -- the first in the neighborhood. / 3 comments
73 Franklin is for sale
The limestone doublewide is in the Tribeca East Historic District between Broadway and Church.
In the News: Worlds collide at Bubby’s
Plus Fouquet's gets a 8 out of 10; boyfriend shopping in Whole Foods; 20 Exchange Place sells for a record amount. / 3 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
DOB records aside, the most recent photo on Google Streetview of 139 Franklin Street without a sidewalk shed is from... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
DOB records of active sidewalk sheds (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/sidewalk-shed-map.html) in CB 1 shows 139 Franklin Street "active permit" dates from 2/4/2022, or... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
Thanks for confirming what I thought the likely outcome would be. It should be a simple matter to keep the... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood
I think not. This was my last update. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/01/02/the-injustice-of-time-and-the-clock-tower-building/ — Tribeca Citizen / Watching time in the neighborhood
Devon and Blakely at Liberty and South End (upstairs, next to Starbucks) is also closed. — Lloyd C Bishop / Seen & Heard: Openings and closings at the malls
Went to Toby's grand opening today and was the 4th customer. They were just getting things moving but we absolutely... — KC / Toby’s Estate opens next week
Great little piece on clocks that often go unnoticed! When these clocks were installed in the "pocket watch" era, not... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood