Newsletter: May 23
Loft Peeping: Janis Provisor & Brad Davis • Bell Bates Is Closing • Naked Day at Art Gallery • A New Church • Peace & Love • Pier 15 Bar • Gym Policy • Nosy Neighbor: 444 Greenwich • More
Loft Peeping: Janis Provisor & Brad Davis
New York Social Diary visited the eclectic Laight Street loft of artists Janis Provisor and Brad Davis, whose apartment includes works by Ed Ruscha, Alex Katz, Chuck Close, Kiki Smith, John Cage, and Evgeny Antufiev (including one, we’re left to infer, based on his penis).
Nosy Neighbor: What Goes on at 444 Greenwich?
"A 'Nosy Neighbor' question that's been on my mind for months: What goes on at 444 Greenwich?" —M. / 4 comments
In the News: Discriminatory Gym Policy Possibly Not as Discriminatory
Plus: Bibi & Tuck entrepreneurs on their Tribeca; two thefts; real-estate analysis on Broad and Beaver; new ballet school; Pier A question. / 2 comments
The Bikes Are Coming!
The Citi Bike program is finally starting on Monday. For tips on how to make the most of it, let's turn to Julie Hirschfeld of your friendly neighborhood bike shop, Adeline Adeline. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: A New Church on N. Moore
Plus: Bell Bates's rumored replacement; Duane Park shirtmaker opening date; Peace & Love auction; Seaport holiday schedule of events; FiDi creperie; Fulton Center signage; party for tweens.
Bell Bates Is Closing
The natural food grocer has been family owned and operated since 1885. UPDATE: And I hear the space will become.... / 15 comments
In the News: The Bar at Pier 15 Will Open Soon
Plus: Battery Park City a proposed "slow zone"; New York Downtown Hospital lays off its EMTs; underground supper club on Franklin Street; secret wrap restaurant.
Seen & Heard: Art Gallery to Host a Naked Day
...with laughter workshops. Plus: Artificial turf company opening in Tribeca; Washington Street pedestrian plaza; 372 Broadway correction.
Newsletter: May 20
Broadway's Residential Boom • 460 Washington Plans • Arne Svenson Reaction • World Trade Center security zone • Taste of Tribeca • Gym discrimination • 7 Harrison • More
Tribeca’s Tastiest Day
Tribeca-based photographer Rebecca Yale attended—and shot—yesterday's Taste of Tribeca, and as you can see, she did a fantastic job of capturing the spirit of the event. / 2 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days—including a single-family home on Greenwich for $17.5 million.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?