First Look Inside the Sterling Mason
Everything you need to know about the big, dazzling new development in northwest Tribeca—including photos and renderings of the luscious courtyard and the model kitchen and bath, and excluding the prices. Then again, if you have to ask.... / 1 comment
In the News: Seaport Restaurant Debuts
Plus: FiDi tower landmarked; Walker Street penthouse with ambitions; Matt Bernson sale; July 4 fireworks.
Seen & Heard: Gap Cancels Its Plans
Meaning Cristina Dos Santos gets a reprieve. Plus: Summer Sale Report (including today's Erin Fetherston sample sale, Calypso, and Torly Kid); Whole Foods Tribeca to launch a food cart; kids concert canceled; Maiyet opening on Crosby. / 1 comment
Is the Hudson River Park Tax in Trouble?
Developer Douglas Durst, a longtime proponent of the Neighborhood Improvement District plan, has withdrawn his support—in part because the sale of air rights along West Street will likely mean compromised views and a corresponding decrease in home values. / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Happening at 87 Leonard?
"The work seems to have stopped, the lights on the third floor are left on all night, and more problematic, the windows are not secured." —A. / 3 comments
Newsletter: June 27
New Kid on the Block: The Butterfly • Nosy Neighbor: BMCC Trailers • Close-Up: Thomas Street • Hudson River Park Legislation and Smoking Ban • Broadway Reconstruction • More
In the News: Seaport Museum Left to Sink
Plus: 56 Leonard penthouse sells for downtown record; Exerblast closing today; child assaulted at Pier 17; All Good Things burglary; FiDi lobby retail.
Seen & Heard: Smoking Banned in Hudson River Park
Plus: A close-up of the Pier 26 restaurant; free tennis clinic; 449 Washington listings; WeightWatchers in FiDi; P.S. 234 flash mob. / 10 comments
New Kid on the Block: The Butterfly
When was the last time you ate at a restaurant where the servers wore pocket protectors? Or frilly aprons? The Butterfly, chef Michael White's homage to Wisconsin, feels delightfully un-focus-grouped. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: New Restaurant Plans for Lispenard
Plus: A 93 Worth reunion at 15 Renwick; Franklin subway entrance finally reopened; new deli; Marc Forgione Bloody Mary mix; Balcony Café progress. UPDATE: Lispenard restaurant not necessarily happening. / 1 comment
What’s Replacing Working Class
Before we get to the new tenant on Duane Park, something just as important: Almost everything at Working Class Emporium is now 60% percent off.
Close-Up: Thomas Street
A look at the patterns, details, textures, and scars that make Thomas Street distinctive. / 4 comments
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Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
And if the brands are evil, then we should not buy their products, and we should not buy fake versions... — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Of course, nothing is free. "Free" subway = higher taxes. — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Thank you JP. To add an exclamation point, from Wikipedia: "The cornerstone of the new City Hall was laid on... — Komanoff / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day
This fantastic Sushiya will be a great loss to Tribeca. I’ll miss the amazing omakase. I wish them the best... — Charlie L / Fire at Shion 69 Leonard Street
The social media king! Illegal vendors selling counterfeit goods? Apparently in some millenial circles it’s called ‘informal commerce’. And the... — R. / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Well said. — R. / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Why not instead reward the precincts who supported Mamdani with this treat of an event? Bushwick, Greenpoint, Jamaica? As Mamdani... — James Bogardus / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day