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
In the News: Tribeca Royale
Plus: "Triburbia" in paperback; 101 Warren duplex on the market for $35 million; fishing with North End Grill's chef; 62 Beach analysis; teenage sex. / 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.
Photo Safari!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions.









This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
True North Tribeca! https://www.instagram.com/truenorthtribeca — James Bogardus / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
It looks like an Ess-a-bagel is coming the Murray. The bagel wars continue!! — Reademan / Modern Bread & Bagel is open
I loved walking by on Chambers, seeing all the instruments and folks working on them. It’s a reminder of what... — freya / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
We went there over the weekend. The food was really good and a really good deal - it's cheaper than... — B / Sneak Peek: Friedmans on Greenwich