Newsletter: Aug. 15
Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 7) • Hudson River Park's New Esplanade • Palmicide at the Winter Garden • ExerBlast tenant • Valentine No. 33 • The Butterfly • Brookfield Place Expansion • More
Seen & Heard: The Butterfly’s Lunch Menu
It's doing takeout, too. Plus: Lovely bridal salon; restaurant opportunity on Reade.
In the News: An Even Bigger Brookfield Place
Plus: Shaun Hergatt's new restaurant; the Landmarks Preservation Commission nixes (for now) changes to a FiDi classic; Fulton Street newsstand robbed at gunpoint. / 1 comment
Palmicide at the Winter Garden
"It is nauseating to see the fronds being lopped off and the trunks cut up and hauled off." UPDATE: Sort of, but not really. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Greenmarket Textile Lab
Plus: "Where in Tribeca...?" answer; Battery Urban Farm helping God's Love We Deliver; café seating at Saleya. / 1 comment
In the News: Praise for Khe-Yo
Plus: Dissecting a sale at 14 Jay; proposed storefront changes to old American Stock Exchange; Jersey Mike's review; yet another Tribeca Pediatrics; book of 9/11 artifacts; if the Ghostbusters firehouse were for sale....
The Hudson River Park’s New Esplanade
While the Hudson River Park's new dog run has been getting most of the attention, I'm personally more excited about the new parts of the esplanade. Let's take a photographic stroll...
Seen & Heard: Tenant for the ExerBlast Space
Plus: Fiddling with W. Broadway traffic light; Shensai Parsi New Year dinner; 376 Broadway mystery; Hotel Particulier event.
In the News: Sheldon Silver Addicted to Frequent-Flier Miles
Plus: The Freight-elevator-shaft Museum in Cortlandt Alley; gossip entrepreneur; qualms about Hudson River Park's air-rights deal.
Newsletter: Aug. 12
New Kid on the Block: Box Kite Coffee • A Piece of Tribeca® • Tribeca Royale • Edible Arrangements • Loft Tour Tickets • More








This isn't meant to be callous, since I understand this is going to have big impacts on people who live... — malcolm / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
Just some random thoughts, but keep in mind that the opposition to the project is already HIGHLY ORGANIZED. Just figure... — neighbor / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
What a loss for the neighborhood that Madeleine has shuttered the door to Duane Park Patisserie. I have shopped for... — Rosalie Acinapura / Seen & Heard: Concerts have started in Duane Park
I, too, dislike “obstructed sidewalks”. - strollers, whizzing toddlers on scooters, herds of walked dogs, Amazon deliveries, etc. - all... — Jean H. / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?
Ronnie was my son Micah's teacher iin the 80's and he loved her dearly. She was a favorite of his.... — Rosalie Acinapura / PS 89 principal Ronnie Najjar will retire this summer
To Jay - I would venture that Zucker's is more affected by Pop-Up bagels or Nala's Bagels or Leon's Bagels... — Bec / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?
No vendor=less money to maintain the park=less enjoyment by ALL WHO FREQUENT. That's the choice. One person trying to "make... — MARK / Nosy Neighbor: Why is there another food truck in Bogardus Plaza?