In the News: Battery Park Gets Stuck with Statue of Liberty Security
Plus: Landmarks Preservation Commission on a case of Tribeca neglect; Battery Park City Authority to float $300 million in debt; where the New York Daily News once was.
Seen & Heard: Distilled Restaurant and Bar Opens Tomorrow
Plus: What's possibly taking over Dean's; MaryAnn's is changing its name; Less Less is closing; Working Class's end of days sale gets better; new farmers at Tribeca Greenmarket. / 12 comments
First Look at the Franklin Place Sales Office
Including an architectural model with a much better sense of what the entrance, façade, pool deck, and overall shape will look like. Plus: More than a third of the units are already in contract.
Art That Is Good for the Soul
Savor a selection of works from Element 6 Arts, which evolved out of a need to press the "pause button" on life and reconnect with our inner self. / Sponsored
In the News: The New Building Called Tribeca Royale
Plus: Converting 174 Duane; inside the renovated Corbin Building; West Thames Bridge; P.J. Clarke's burger joint; Guac Star; math renegades; Edward's server publishes novel. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Peony Sale This Weekend
Plus: Distilled and Shinola move forward; Asian restaurant under apparent new ownership; Canal gets a better type of store.
Newsletter: June 3
TCQ&A: Francesca Kennedy • Is Dean's on the Ropes? • Broadway Development • Burglaries from Below • Peace & Love • More
Seen & Heard: Brunch at the Harrison
Plus: Tribeca Meet & Greet on Thursday; Vietnamese restaurant recommendation; Robert Janz.
In the News: Rumored Broadway Development Moves Forward
Plus: Historic Front Street residents given a move-in date; inside the bar at Pier 15; another crappy FiDi hotel; drinking in the harbor. / 1 comment
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days.
Is Dean’s on the Ropes?
The Community Board 1 agendas seem to indicate so, but sometimes they give the wrong impression. Also up for June: Rooftop addition for stunning 5 Beekman, potential for a cool Seaport bar, Pier 26 update, Tutto Il Giorno, and Brookfield Place restaurant news. / 4 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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