Newsletter: May 6
New Kid on the Block: Aqua • CrossFit 212 Expansion • Pier 25 Playground • Asphalt Green Battery Park City • Pop-Up Shop Closing • Welcome to TweeBeCa • More
In the News: Expanded Evacuation Zones
Plus: Playwright Jon Robin Baitz; "Million Dollar Listing" and the Marble House; law firm heading to Brookfield Place.
Seen & Heard: Is Denny’s Backing Off?
Plus: Breakfast at Mulberry & Vine; P.J. Clarke's closed till May 15; Citi Bikes for kids?; Downtown Dance Factory's star turn; street closures for bike tour. / 2 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
This week's recorded sales include one by Christopher and Alexandra Heinz; he's the son of Teresa Heinz, who is married to Secretary of State John Kerry. / 1 comment
In the News: East River Blueway Plan
Plus: More on the old Mercantile Exchange building; losing money on Tribeca real estate; police blotter.
Seen & Heard: Asphalt Green Opening Date
Plus: Pier 25 playground to reopen next weekend; East River Ferry to use larger boats; Pier 26 restaurant progress; a heck of a First-Time Tuesday deal at Cosmopolitan Café.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (Update: The answer has been posted.) / 5 comments
This Weekend: The Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour
Tribeca's biggest annual art event starts today: The Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour, also known as the TOAST Art Walk. Download the map here, and be sure to visit TOAST's first-ever gallery at 58 Lispenard. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Aqua
"I want it to be homey and cozy," says Aqua founder Esther Gauthier, "like you're visiting a friend's house, and your friend happens to have a pool, and you decide to do an aquacycling class." / 1 comment
In the News: Garage Where Worker Drowned Violated Safety Rules
Plus: Dylan Prime should reopen by fall; no human remains found alongside 9/11 plane wreckage; 48-story apartment building coming to Fulton; Courtyard by Marriott. / 3 comments
The Final Piece of 1 World Trade Center
Thanks to the two readers sent in photos of the top of the 1 World Trade Center spire making its journey up to the roof. / 1 comment
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History of Tribeca Buildings
I think it’s called due diligence and sounds like something the new owner (likely you) failed to conduct. — Cd / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
You really can't compare a global corporate restaurant chain like Beefbar with a literal "mom and pop" aka "husband and... — xtrakrispy / New Kid on the Block: Eulalie
Oh great! Another Pilates! Now there is a Pilates for each Starbucks, pizza parlor and kiddy day-care center. — George Bacon / STRONG Pilates coming to Broadway and Leonard
I think they should have just gone to City Hall. — Geroge Bacon / Staking out Taylor’s house on her big day
Bar 135 has it all. Great food, great people, and the best bar staff. Volume is on for all the... — Mike / Where to watch the World Cup
I knew Peter Matera well before his passing. In fact I'm the only person he ever sold a building to... — Josh / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
You ever own a building then have to absorb liability on a 7 figure injury lawsuit because the tenant cheaped... — Daniel / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord