Nosy Neighbor: Why Is 15 Warren Painted That Way?
"Have you seen 15 Warren? It has a number painted on each floor and 'top' on the roof. Any idea why?" —A. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Nov. 7
Tribeca: The Film • Man Trapped Between Buildings • Battery Park City Sinkholes • Nosy Neighbor: Laughing Man • Another Ice Rink • 465 Washington Expansion • Loft Peeping: Beth Blake
In the News: Sinkholes in Battery Park City
Plus: Café Noir opening on Lispenard; two new galleries in west Soho; a TV show called "Tribeca"; pizza. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The Talking Transition Tent
Plus: 37 Warren uncovered; Underground at Macao Trading Co.; Banh Mi; jewelry store not closed. / 4 comments
In the News: Another Downtown Ice Rink Is on the Way
Plus: $2.5 million to fix Hunger Memorial leaks; 80 Chambers analysis; trapped student mulled cutting off arm.
Tribeca: The Film
Smitten Films has finished its reader-sourced tribute to Tribeca, and it captures the neighborhood wonderfully, from cobblestones to kids to construction noise. (Favorite part: the dad in Duane Park.) / 4 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Where Do Laughing Man’s Profits Go?
"Laughing Man's website says that its revenue goes back to education, community development and new business development. But I can't find anything about who, specifically, that money is helping. Can you find out? —C. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tablao Open for Lunch
Plus: Prime storefront on Greenwich; new Mexican restaurant Añejo confirmed; FiDi creperie; anti-probation office petition; likely holiday pop-up. / 1 comment
In the News: Man Trapped Between Buildings
Plus: A book about the nightclub Area; serial stowaway on the Lilac; Art in General show back story.
Big Plans for 465 Washington
A tipster sent in word that 465 Washington is getting a gut renovation and a five-story addition. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 4
Mexican Restaurant Añejo • 100 Franklin • FiDi Probation Office • First Impressions: Tablao • 12-14 Warren • Loft Peeping: Julie & Eric Ronning • De Blasio Transition Event • More
In the News: Superego Extraordinaire
Plus: Fashion party today; rampant iPhone snatching; no fence for Washington Market Park's lawn; Arianna Huffington. / 3 comments
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This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?