Newsletter: May 16
The Crime Wave • Change at All Good Things • Based in Tribeca: Valerie Carmet Gallery • Working Class Emporium • Kori • Four Seasons Hotel • '70s World Trade Center • More
Crime Wave: The NYPD Responds
Eugene Schatz of Community Affairs at the 1st Precinct emailed about the recent crime wave.
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Seen & Heard: Video of Obama’s Motorcade
Plus: Yesterday's sun halo; Crab Nights starting up again; Collect Pond Park update; Kori has reopened; Washington Market Park event; City Hall Greenmarket; Ninja lunch.
In the News: The Four Seasons Hotel is Back On
Plus: 346 Broadway only might have a hotel; historical Tribeca; Corton rave; the west side in 1993; robbery with BB gun. / 1 comment
A Vendor Has Left All Good Things
Just nine months after opening, Orwashers Bakery has packed up and gone. All Good Things explains its plans to replace it, and where you can still buy Orwashers (and how to get a free loaf of bread). / 16 comments
Is This a Crime Wave?
"When I spoke to one of the cops at the scene," said a reader about a new incident, "he had said that the same thing happened earlier that night on Duane Street, and was the third one in the neighborhood that weekend." UPDATE: And we have another one. / 4 comments
In the News: Lower Manhattan in the 1970s
Plus: Holland Tunnel plaza; Squadron's community confab; Tetsu update; Thomas Street real estate analysis.
Seen & Heard: Working Class Is Closing
Plus: The Marines are leaving; Fika beer and wine; bank branch closing; free City Winery concerts; Sing for Hope pianos; Dosateria raw cane juice; Bogardus Plaza event; another deli; Real Pilates event; Obama protection. / 1 comment
In the News: Storm Damage
Plus: Drunk abuses FDNY help button; school waitlists; Lispenard analysis; wedding lawsuits; Drama League to open its new home; New Amsterdam Market. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Details on President Obama’s Visit
Plus: A break-in on Duane Street last week; Nancy Pelosi's daughter; update on the Greek; Brooklyn Bridge access ramps. / 6 comments
Based in Tribeca: Valerie Carmet Gallery
Mosaic artist Valerie Carmet shows us around her Hudson Street studio. "It's very sunny, peaceful, inspirational, full of plates, stained glass, and mixed media and materials," she says. "But mainly messy!"
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Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Listing here: https://www.iprg.com/property/132-west-broadway/ — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: Is the Telephone Sales & Service Company building for sale?
I’m pretty sure they’ve done that before — Rohin / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
Two iconic NYC establishments which I have had the privilege to frequent since their inception, and that have never wavered... — Christopher M / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
I've already put on five pounds. — George Bacon / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Don’t forget Seppes Pizza Bar that opened on the Goldman walk next to Shake Shack. Pizza is fantastic, great bar... — Slue / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Ugh...how much longer do I have to wait for Big Gay Ice Cream!!! LOVE their WV Location. — Jack Hughes / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
I remember the days when we only had pick a bagel across the highway. Excited for Modern Bagel - they... — JD / Carbs are back in the neighborhood