Seen & Heard: Shinola Block Party
Plus: Spanish restaurant update (and café?); construction kitten news; Governors Island show of Sandy photos; DeRose Method photo exhibit; Tribute in Light; Brandy Library is branching out.
A New Fitness Studio Is Coming to Jay Street
But exactly what kind has yet to be decided. It's down to two companies.... / 4 comments
Dancing from the Heart
Chatting with Ellen Robbins, a dance teacher for more than four decades (who is now teaching here), about what children can get from dance—including grace, poise, and an outlet for self-expression. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: The Garbage Garage
Plus: 24-hour diner construction is underway; Donna Ferrato photo show (and construction-site art-project block party); North End Grill's Sunday Dinner; new 71 Reade rendering; the Lady Bunny.
In the News: Pier 17’s Last Night
Plus: A local who goes there; the story of the World Trade Center trademarks; historic Seaport building not getting landmarked.
Coming Soon: Stitched Tribeca
Neighborhood crafters (and those wanting to learn) will soon have a new hangout: Battery Park City resident Val Chan is opening Stitched Tribeca next month.
Do You Like Cocktails and Conspiracy?
There's a new semi-private club coming for progressive muckrakers: Tarbell Industries, founded by a FiDi resident who wants a place to scheme. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Sept. 9
Gee Whiz Diner Is Branching Out • New Kid on the Block: Taymour Grahne Gallery • Five Endorsements • New York Academy of Sex Education • Brunch • El Vez • More
Seen & Heard: Manhattan Youth Continues to Rebound
Plus: A new gallery on Lispenard; "stripped-down" Rick Springfield; John Wesley Harding.
In the News: 9/11 Museum Hoping to Open in the Spring
Plus: FiDi rapper has Cadillac seized for not paying reward for lost laptop; plans for a Stone Street hotel.
Real Estate Sales Report
Who's buying where, from whom (including the author of "Triburbia")—and for how much.
In the News: Previously Unexhibited Warhols
Plus: Mexican chef lands in the Flatiron; doublefunky White Street loft; new Montessori school in Battery Park City.








Property buyers rich enough for 1.8 floors per apartment in a 9 story building explicitly don't want a gathering spot... — Elizabeth / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
They occasionally make mistakes but, for the most part, that is not what they do. I wish ICE would establish... — lowrider / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
We had one, it was called Magoo's. — Mulciber / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Yes, we should make all cyclists or people of a specific class wear identifying badges. Throughout history this has proven... — William / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
I would like to intergrate your publication for my residents at 30 Warren. 30 Warren is a luxury condo down... — Augustine Rodriguez / Pura Vida is open in Battery Park City
Mine too! — Michael / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Only 53 sq feet (so like, 5 x 10 ft space?) of retail on that prime corner? What a missed... — Reader on Reade / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building