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
In the News: Crunch Fitness vs. Franklin Street Condo
Plus: The view from atop 1 World Trade Center; is Park51 moving?; PATH platform critique; Well + Good profile; Battery Park City's cold war; Hotel Particulier pop-up gallery; no school "collocation."
Your Neighbor, the Entrepreneur: Marjorie Jaffe Goldner
"We launched PregPrep to help all women who are ready to get pregnant," says co-founder Marjorie Jaffe Goldner. "It's safe, natural, and endorsed by leading OB/GYNs."
Newsletter: Mar. 6
Another Starbucks • Dean's Pizzeria Has Closed • First Impressions: Urban Outfitters • 56 Leonard • Lispenard Caterer • Nosy Neighbor: 37 Warren • Battery Park Carousel • BMCC Plot • More
Seen & Heard: The Wednesday Greenmarket Is Coming Back
Plus: Peeking over the fence at 460 Washington; another glimpse of the Canal Street landmark reno; the Tribeca Ball; AOA Express has closed.
In the News: Developer Allegedly Putting the Screws to BPC Renters
Plus: Forecast for Masa's Tetsu restaurant; the grand old New York Mercantile Exchange building on Harrison; Trinity Wall Street music festival; Battery Park carousel RFP; Roberta Freymann sample sale. / 2 comments
First Impressions: Urban Outfitters
I liked the new Urban Outfitters on Broadway even though it made me feel old! / 4 comments
BASIS Independent Brooklyn: Where Learning Is Loved
At BASIS Independent Brooklyn, we hold both teachers and students accountable for a child’s academic progress. And we only recruit teachers who love teaching—those who can teach students to love learning. / Sponsored
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed