New Kid on the Block: Best Made Company
Axes-and-more outfit Best Made Company has carved out a small shop in its new headquarters on White Street. The merchandise looks as if a talented Boy Scout has been working toward a merit badge for design.
Newsletter: May 9
Part of Franklin Street Closed for Citi Bike NYC • TCQ&A: Sanjay Lamba • Pop-Up: 25Park • Documentary Film Cinema • Postmasters Gallery • Walker Street Crime • More
Seen & Heard: J&R’s Consolidation Is Complete
Plus: John Allan's Tribeca has reopened; food-themed bike tours; the answer to last week's "Where in Tribeca...?"; 5 Beekman scaffolding. / 2 comments
In the News: Glitter Rain Is Forecast for the Seaport
Plus: 56 Walker back on the market (for twice the price); fake shopping for summery decor.
A Big Chelsea Gallery Is Moving In
Postmasters is coming south: "We will keep the 14-foot-tall Corinthian columns and wooden floors" and "there will be sofas."
In the News: Verizon Leaving Half of Its Building
Plus: Affordable housing at 89 Murray; history of a lamppost; Pan Latin now at Fulton Stall Market; when BPC was a beach; BPCA issuing $300 more in bond debt; Vietnamese food in FiDi. / 3 comments
New Plans for the Il Mattone Space
Gina La Fornarina is out. Frozen yogurt and wraps are in. / 10 comments
Pop-Up: 25Park
Alison Brettschneider's mini-chain of 25Park boutiques has a new pop-up inside what will eventually be Tribeca designer Robin Brouillette's boutique on W. Broadway. Here's a taste of what you'll find. / 2 comments
In the News: New Documentary Cinema
...in a cool old building. Plus: Penthouse with dome raises price; 22 Renwick listings; a 1660 map of Manhattan. / 1 comment
Part of Franklin Street Is Now Closed to Cars
The Department of Transportation has evidently—and unilaterally?—decided to close the block of Franklin that's directly in front of Pécan. Why? The answer has two wheels. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Walker Street Crime
Plus: TOAST Art Walk gallery; postponement for the Butterfly; Denny's is moving forward; website for the Leonard; White & Church auction; where to buy old photos of Tribeca? / 3 comments
TCQ&A: Sanjay Lamba
"If I could change one thing about the neighborhood, I would pedestrianize Greenwich Street," says Sanjay Lamba, who founded Element 6 Arts online gallery with his wife, Alexandra. (As you can see, they also recently collaborated on another special project.) / 4 comments
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