In the News: West Thames Bridge
Now that's a design! Plus: No 9/11-cancer link; World Trade Center PATH service still "weeks away"; Fresh Salt; Ice House record.
The Ups and Downs of Old Tribeca
"Every kid who grew up downtown in the old days remembers riding in freight elevators," reminisces Gardiner Comfort. "All the old industrial buildings had them: hand-operated, ancient cages that left the brick shaft walls open and the distant vanishing point of the top floor visible." / 3 comments
Here Come the Holidays!
Jewelry designed to dazzle • Wine shopping made easy • The ultimate gift for film lovers • Innovative and stylish presents for home / Sponsored
Lolë Is Leaving Tribeca
The good news: A business displaced by Sandy is moving into the Hubert Street space. / 3 comments
In the News: R Train Expected to Be Restored
Plus: Pedestrian attacked; inside an ad agency; South Street Seaport Museum reopens; a model's apartment.
Seen & Heard: Sandy Grants Awarded
Plus: Tift Merritt performance; free sauna access for stressful times; door technicians spotted at Food Emporium; World Financial Center's good deed.
Tribeca Then and Now #4
The latest batch of 1980s-vs.-now comparisons heads north up Hudson, from Ericsson to Laight, with detours to the Holland Tunnel and Broome Street. / 1 comment
What Are You Doing for New Year’s Eve?
Not worrying about taxis, for one thing! Because local restaurants are each celebrating the holiday in their own fabulous way—burlesque to '80s music to James Bond to black truffles to celebrity chefs to beyond. No matter what, expect the Champagne to be flowing! / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Sake Bar Report
Plus: Battery Park City bar and lounge now open; new UPS Store; more great photos of 1 World Trade Center's antenna. / 2 comments
In the News: Hudson River Park Squabble
Plus: Disturbed man on bridge; TED Conferences expands on Hudson; Barbarini's fate unclear. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Rosie Pope
"Mompreneur" Rosie Pope has opened her Tribeca boutique. The shop is a sort of homecoming for the TV personality, as she used to live at Hudson and Reade.
Newsletter: Dec. 17
First Impressions: Bikini Bar • Marc Forgione's Laotian Restaurant • Aminah et Les Amis • First Impressions: Benares • New Wine Bar • New Sake Bar • More
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Yes! Quite affordable for the more than 800 billionaires in America! — George Bacon / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Affordable housing at its best! — R. / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Welcome to the block Shahla from one female founder to another. Duane street has been good to us for 30... — Alycea Ungaro / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Tribeca Paint! — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
Gothamist (which quotes this very Tribeca Citizen post as counterpoint) claims that there is a "slump" for the Canal Street... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Good point. With such a massive flow of counterfeit junk, by now the authorities should have been able to trace... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Balancing Rights and Safety: The current approach seeks to balance an individual's right to drink with the public's right to... — David Lewin / An update on Luis Fernandez from the Square Diner