20Twenty Has Closed
It's vented, so we'll likely get a restaurant; then again, we might get a bar. And there is that dance floor....
In the News: The WTC Performing Arts Center’s Uphill Battle
Plus: Atheists appeal 9/11 "cross" ruling; role play for would-be community board members; inside ad agency Havas's offices; Bob Townley on after-school funding; new restaurant from Trattoria Cinque founder. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Mar. 10
Nosy Neighbor: Storefronts at Greenwich and Chambers • PrepPrep's Marjorie Jaffe Goldner • New Fitness Studio • Pret a Manger • Crunch Lawsuit • Woolworth Building Tours • Instagram • More
Seen & Heard: City Hall Greenmarket Reopens This Week
Plus: Soccer film festival; Pier 26 boathouse update; Canal Street building.
The First Horn on the WTC Transportation Hub
The most interesting structure at the new World Trade Center is about to get a lot more interesting. (Are we calling them horns? Or would spikes or quills might be more appropriate...?) / 4 comments
Go Deeper into the Woolworth Building
Including the mezzanine and the bank vault in the basement. / 1 comment
In the News: New Fitness Studio
Plus: Man lying on subway tracks is killed; apparent suicide near City Hall; Tribeca resident Vanessa Traina Snow; Duane and Greenwich in 1932; police blotter; Soho shop Kiosk is moving somewhere; 50 West update.
Seen & Heard: Pret a Manger Opens Tomorrow
Free food (with fine print). Plus: Khe-Yo chef's cooking class; Pilates at Bouley Botanical; checking in on the building known as Tribeca Royale.
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Happening at Greenwich and Chambers?
"I'm curious if you know what's going on with the spaces on the southeast corner of Chambers and Greenwich. There appeared to be demolition occurring in the former pie shop space." —K. / 10 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and other neighborhoods? For starters: Make it easier to... — James Bogardus / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
The REI likely closed because of their antipathy towards unions. Same as the Trader Joe's wine store on 14th. — malcolm / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
I suppose REI suffered from the same scourge that Tent and Trails did... people using it as the showroom /... — N / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Sorry to hear about REI. Another retailer gone. What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and... — Gary / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Do we think Smith & Mills and Yves will find new homes? :') — CE / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore
Interesting how quickly this goes from criticizing a building to criticizing the people nearby. Buildings can be eyesores. Human beings... — Dan / McDonald’s site on Broadway is finally sold
It’s amazing how they want this neighborhood to thrive but yet a restaurant/private club…whatever you want to call it …has... — Francesco / Catching Up With New Kids: Maxwell Social Club