Newsletter: Feb. 24
Skywing Tower • Fake Chinese Restaurants • New Building Coming on Vestry • Café Clementine Protest • Smith & Mills sister • Artist Studios • Welcome to TweeBeCa • More
Real Estate Sales Report
Who bought where, from whom—and for how much. (Includes a penthouse bought by a media honcho.)
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour
Plus: Hunter College's open-studio event; Brooklyn gallery popping up here this weekend; Perry Burns at Cheryl Hazan.
Nosy Neighbor: How Many Fake Restaurants Are on Seamless?
"I noticed a new Chinese restaurant on Seamless called Joe's Noodles at 121 Reade. I haven't walked by yet but that address appears to be the Tribeca Abbey apartment building. Do you have any idea what's going on here?" —Archie / 11 comments
In the News: SkyWing Tower Not Happening at 101 Murray
Plus: Café Clementine protests health grade; ramen in FiDi; boxing club getting KOed?; ferry crossing to Jersey; review of 9/11 play; gym thefts; a vindictive prostitute.
Another Big New Building in Northwest Tribeca
Plans have been filed for an eleven-story building at 67 Vestry. / 3 comments
Start the Week Off Right: Euphoria Spa Is Now Open Sundays
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In the News: Smith & Mills Sister Restaurant Opens in Soho
Plus: Million-dollar Wagner Park restroom renovation; will pre-K push hurt Lower Manhattan school crowding?; history of Seaport preservation.
“Skywing Tower” Coming to 101 Murray [Update: Not!]
That sound you hear is Tribeca Trust gasping in horror. [Update: Not so, says the developer.] / 10 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Is a 60-Story Hotel Going up on W. Broadway?
"I just heard that the owner of the building on the west side of W. Broadway, between Warren and Murray, is planning to build a 60-story hotel on that lot which also includes the parking lot and might include 67 Murray." —Anonymous
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History of Tribeca Buildings
More importantly, what will happen to yves and S&M? — JF / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore
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
Tribeca Citizen. PRO WOMEN PHOTOGS SHOW AT BMCC. Thank you for including Margit Zsedely's photo here. Professional Women Photographers Small... — Margit Zsedely / Seen & Heard: Photography show at BMCC
Do we think Smith & Mills and Yves will find new homes? :') — CE / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore